The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-01 00:00:00

THE FXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1866.

TEE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP ABORTION
AT BATTERSEA.
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LA.W INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DIY.)

INQUEBT.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Wm. Carter, coroner for East
Sams, resumed at the Unity Tavern, York.road. Batter-
sea, an investigation relative to the deth of Harriet White,
an =married woman, aged 32 sears, who was alleged to
have lost her life through an operation having been fah>.
Malay performed upon her for the purpose of procuring
abortion.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE PHILIP ARHEY.
The bankrupt was a builder, of Whitecrosostreet. Hie
liabilities, including the amount due to secured creditors,
are stated at 19,369/. At • former sitting a resolution
was passed for taldog the case out of court on the payment
of • composition of 6s. Bd. in the pound, but the resolu-
tion was now negatived.
IN RE RICHARD LEE.
The bankrupt was a surgeon, formerly of Sussex tensor,
Hyde-park, since of Great Queen-street. He attributes his
failure to loam it. his profess= and isenfllaisney of capital.
His debts are about 1,000/. in respect of some of which
security is held.
This was the first sitting, but no creditors attending to
choice was made.
Mr. Lawramie appeared for the bankrupt.

The evident* taken on the previous occasion was to the
effect that deemed, who was stated to be respectably con-
nected, went to lodge, about six weeks ago, at No. 4,
Market-terrace, York.road, Battersea, stating that she was
out of a situation. On Wedneeday fortnight her landlady
found her very ill, sad rent for Mr. Richardson, a surgeon.
who infmed from what he saw that the deceased
had been pregnant some two or three months, and that she
wee labourite today the effects of violesee used to procure
abortion. Tim deceased died on the following Sunday, but
she previosely made a communication to Mr. Richardson,
which resulted it the arrest of Mr. Samuel Elijah
Headings, of 18, Dorset-cropeent, East-road, City-road, on
the capital charge. A piece of payer oontaining Mr.
Hardinges name and address, written in the handwriting of
some nakeown mum, was banded by the deceased to the
doctor. Superiatendest Batt and Inspector Bryant went to
the residence of the accused, who positively denied all
keuntzlai of the deceased, and said that he never
such cases. The inquiry was adjourned until
to-day to give time for a post-mortem examination to
be made by Mr. Richardson, sad to afford an opportunity to
the polio* to procure further evidence.
Mr. Superintendent Butt, of the V division, attended to
watch the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Folios,
and Mr. Haynes, solicitor, represented Mr. Hardbige.
Mr. Edward Butt said that be was a superintendent of
the metropolitan police. On Christmas-day morning he
west to No. 18, Itorsort•erescent, East-road, City-road.
in consequence of aortal* information he received. No. 18,
was en herbalist's shop, and on the outside of the
door was written up, "E. A. Hardinge, Pro-
labor, of Medical Botany and Midwifery. Advice

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
DISGRACEFUL STREET OUTRAGE.

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Charles Purnell, a young fellow about 20 years of age,
war charged with committing a gross street outrage on Mrs.
Rebecca Murrell, a married woman, residing in the neigh-
bourhood of the Caledonian-road. _ . _

Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate testi-
tuts for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Pro-
tection of Women, watched the case.
The complainant we. returning home at about 12 o'clock,
and when passing down the Caledonian.road she was at-
tacked by the defendant, who pushed her into • doorway,
and without saying • word attempted to take indecent
liberties with her. She screamed for assistance and managed
to get away, but she was followed by the defendant, who
again caught her, lifted up her clothes, and be-
haved to her in a very improper manner. He got
hatinto • doorway and said he would effect his purpose
when her cries brought • police-constable to her assistance,
who took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner had been
drinking a little, but well knew what he was &hint. The
complainant was a hard-working respectable woman, and
there wss not the slightest blemish on her character. The
shock she had received owing to the violence made her now
feel very. ill.
The prisoner said he had no defame to make, as he was
drunk at the time.

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path: On an inner door there was written,
' Harding. surgeon" Witness entered an inner
room, and ler* saw a man. Witness said to him, "
your mains Hardinge ?" He replied, " Yee." Witness
then asked him whether he knew a young woman
named Harriet White, sad he said that be did know such
and that be bad never attended her
medically. He said that he would not have attended to
her if he had been applied to by her. He said that be had
no instruments. Witness then asked hint if he had a
diploma.

COMM" —The court has nothing to do with that, for
even if a medical man had a diploma the other question
would have to be inquired into.
Witness—He said that the only instruments he had
were those need for uorncutting and extraction of teeth.
Witness then searched the hones, and found a number of
instruments (produced). Mr. Headings then said that the
instruments found were some old instruments
that be had given a man a pot of beer for,
and that he had thrown them aside, and that he had never
used them. Witness then took Mr. Hardioge into custody.
Since lad Monday witness had used every means in his
power to try and connect Mr. Hardinge with the young
woman White, but without success. Witness charged Mr.
Harding* with attempting to procure abortion, but Mr.
Harding, said—" I never take charge of such cases."
Mr. .1. C. Cross, surgeon, was re-sworn, and said that he
had not satisfied his mind as to the nature or properties
of the bottle of medicine produced at the last sitting of the
court It was probable—
Coronae—Stop, stop. We cannot take probabilities in a
case where a charge of murder may arise.
Witness—The instruments produced were old instruments
used for stone ; one of them was a carved one made of steel,
bat had been straightened. It had then been covered with
gate percha. The mitts percha that covered the point of
the instrument had then been removed by cutting away, and
a sharp point about a quarter of an inch in length had been
left exposed. Witness had found on the deceased's
body a certain wound which the instrument
produced could and might have caused. When witness
was attending the deceased he was afraid to tell her that
she was sure to die, for fear of depressing her.
Coroner—Mr. Butt, do you think there is any chance of
getting evidence?
Superintendent Butt—No, sir; it is believed that when
the operation took place only two persons were present.
Mr. Richardson said that he was certain that the do-
omed expired from the injury mimed by a wound produced
by an instrument. The wound must have been inflicted
by another, for the woman was unable to do it herself
without inflicting other injuries.
Coroner—Owing to your not having told the deceased
of the dangerous state in which she was I am afraid that
justice has failed in this we, for bad you done so she might
have made a statement which would have enabled the
police to act. I wish that in future you would bear in
mind the fact that it would be well for you to communi-
este with the police when you ere called in to a pence whom
on examination you find to be suffering from a wound.
Mr. Superintendent Richardson said that he had gone to
the house of Mrs. Monntjoy, the landlady of the deceased,
►t No. 4, Market-place, Batteries, and examined her
room and boxes, but he could find no paper or anything else
that would help to throw any perfect light upon the case.
He had also examined a book which be had found in Mr.
Hardinge's house. It contained a list of names, several of
them female ones, bat the deceased's was not amongst
them. He had not been able to ascertain thit the de-
ceased went by any other name than that of Harriet
White.

The magistrate said this was a most outrageous assault,
and sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour in the House of Correction for three calendar
months.

MARYLEBONE.
ATTEMPTED sucun IN A POLICE CELL.

Artily Cunningham, described u a servant, was charged
with being drunk and locapaLle, and also further charged
with attempting to commit suicide.
George Ford, 91 1), said—About half-past 10 on Saturday
night he saw the prisoner very drunk in Carlisle-street,
Lisson-grove. As she was quite incapable of taking care of
herself he took her to the station-house.

John Wake, 1681), stated he was on duty in the station-
home, and after the charge was entered he in company
with the inspector, took her back to the cells. They had
scarcely locked the door when they heard a heavy fall, and
on going into her cell they saw that she had tied a piece of
string tightly round her neck and that she was all but
strangled. They at one removed the string, and left two
constables to watch her.

Mr. Yardley inquired if she was known.
Mr. Stanle► (the chief usher) and Mr. Austad (the
gaoler) 'aid she bad been here twice before charged with
attempting to commit suicide.
Mr. Yardley said he must commit her for
Prisoner said she wu going to service to-morrow.
Mr. Yardley observed she would make a fine specimen of
a servant.

Anne Grover said she was a boot binder, and some times
she (prisoner) got some money from her husband, and
sometimes worked for her, that was how she got her living.
Mr. Yardley remanded her for a week, and then he said
it was very likely he should send her for trial.

SOUTH W A RH.
ROBBERY AT MESSRS. PROCTOR AND BETIEGDWB.
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Mary Bun t, a middle-aged female, was brought before
Mr. Woolrych by Burch, a detective officer of the M divi-
sion' charged with stealing nearly a hundred weight of size
fat, the property of Messrs. Proctor and Bevington, glue
and size manufacturers, Grange-road, Bermondsey.
Burch said that about 6 o'clock on Sunday evening he met
the prisoner coming from the direction of Messrs. Proctor's
premises carrying something heavy under her shawl. He
stopped her, and asked her what she had there. Sbe
replied, "Oely my own work." He, however, lifted the
shawl up. and found that she bad • cask of size weighing
about 701 b. She begged him not to take her into custody,
as she would never do such a thing again.
Mr. Woolrych asked whether she said where she got it
from.

Witness replied in the affirmative. She told him that it
came from Messrs. Proctor and Bevington'a. Witness,
however, suspected that other persons were concerned in
the robbery.
Mr. Joseph Proctor, the manager of the factory in the
Grange-road, identified the property as belonging to the
firm. He saw it safe in a large hogshead on Saturday night,
and that morning he missed a large quantity of the fat. It
was worth 4d. a pound, and was sold to the soap•boilers,
Mr. Wooliych asked if the small cask found on the
prisoner belonged to them.
Witness replied that it did. It was one of those need
for packing glue in. lie knew the prisoner as working for
them, bat she had no right near the premises on Sunday.
Tier husband bail occasionally worked for them.
Burch, the officer, here informed the magistrate that the
prisoner's husband was seen near the premises at the time
of the robbery, and he believed be took the property and
handed it to his wife.

The Coroner said after the surgical evidence it was clearly
proved that the deceased bad lest her life through a feloni-
ons attempt having been made upon her body
to procure abortion. Ifs very much regretted
to have to state that there was no evi-
dence to show who the party was who
used the instruments upon her for that purpose. Through
the police not having been acquainted with the deceased's
condition before her death, the police had not been able to
get evidence to show who the second person was who had,
with the deceased's consent, used the instrument upon
her. That fact he deeply regretted, for he was of
opinion that a great deal of crime was taking place in the
metropolis of the character they were investigating that
day. Justice, he was afraid, would fail in this case, bat
that was not their fault, for they had done everything that
could be done to bring the criminal to justice. With
regard to the party who had feloniously used the instru-
ments, it would be their duty to return, as they could not
find out who he was, a verdict of " Wilful murder against
soma unknown person," as the evidence had clearly
proved that the deceased had expired in conse-
quence of an attempt having been made upon
her person to procure, with her own consent, abortion.
The law would hold it that by feloniously allowing and
consenting to the perpetration of the criminal act on her
person, and the said act having resulted in her
death, she as well as the person who had been
guilty of committing the felonious act had been guilty
of the crime of murder. Although she did not desire to
destroy her own life, yet she had been guilty of a serious
crime which resulted in the destruction of it, and it would
therefore be the duty of the jury, no matter how painful
it might be to the feelings of a respectable family, to
rotor° a verdict of
,felo de ae in her ease.
The court was then cleared, and the jury, after one
hour's deliberation in private, returned the following
verdict :—"That the deceased, Harriet White, did die
from the mortal effects of the insertion of a certain in-
strument to procure abortion, and the jurors say that the
person who feloniously inserted the instrument is to the
said jurors unknown, and that the said person did felo-
niously kill and slay the said Harriet White,"
The Coroner said, that after that verdict the parties who
committed the felonious act would, if discovered, be prose-
cuted for manslaughter.
The proceedings then terminated.

Mr. Woulrych said that if such should prove true the law
could sot punish her ; but, uuder all the circumstances, he
should remsod her for a week, to enable the police to make
further incrtiric,

THAMES.
NEW TEAR'S DAT IN THE EAST.

There were only 10 drunken charges from the Kor
Stepney division, and four from the H or Whitechapel
division, this day.
Insnector Honey, of the A reserve, attached to the K
division, and Inspector Dendy, of the H division, said the
last night of the old year and the morning of the new year
ware remarkably quiet, and that there was a great improve-
ment in the conduct of the worki,g classes of the district.
Seven of the ten drunkards who were " drunk and inca-
pable " were discharged ; three others, who were drank
and disorderly, were fined ss. each.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, DEC. 30.

TRAVELLING FELLOWSlirr.—The examiners for the
Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship give notice that the next
examination for a fellowship will commence in the museum
on Thursday, January 25, 180, at 10 a.m.
QUEEN'd COLLEGE.—An examination will be holden to
fill up a vacant Eglesfield exhibition on January 24th and
following days at this college. The exhibition is ten►ble
for four pairs, and is of the anuual value of 75!. The
Egledeld exhibitioners rank next after the foundation
scholars. No candidate is eligible who is not a native of
one of the countiea of Cumberland and Westmoreland, or
who his attained the age of 20 years.

OPENING OF THE LINK LINE OF RAILWAY
BETWEEN LUDGATE•HILL AND KING'S-CROSS.
-(THIS DAY.)

A meeting of the representatives of various agri-
cultural bodies in Lancashire was held at Preston on Satur-
day, to consider what steps should be taken with respect to
the cattle plague, and to discuss the proposal to seek from
the government a measure establishing a system of national
insurance. It was generally admitted that the local societies
which had been formed had failed to meet the necessities of
thecase,that only a partion of the stock was insured,and that
if the plague became virulent in Lancashire, compensation
could not be paid to the extent of the insurance. Colonel
Wilson• Patten, M.l'., while expressing his opinion that
the farmers must now seek government assistance, main-
tained the soundness of his former idea of a system of
union mutual insurance. It was resolved to petition the
Rome Secretary, and to request the High Sheriff tooonvene
a county meeting.
In the Temps M. Nefftzer thus refers to the nomi-
nation of M. de Sacy, of the Journal des DO,a'e, as senator :
—" The Senate is invested with an important initiative.

The government officials hawing on Saturday
afternoon testified their approval of the new link line which
connects the London, Chatham, and Dover, with ths
Metropolitan (1.1 adergonnd) Railway, the opening took place
this morning. The first train to King's-cross left Ludgate.hill
at 8.48, and the first to enter the latter station from the
north was that leaving King's-cross at 8.3, and since then
the traffic has continued to and fro across Ludgate.hill,
through the site of the Fleet Prison, over Fleet-lane, under
Skinner-street and Scow-bill, and thence uniting itself
with the Metropolitan Railway. tip to 12 o'clock a great
number had traversed the new line, which promises to be
an important one, affording as it does a direct communication
between the Great Western, Great Northern, and Midland,
and the Londe., Chatham, and Dover Railways.
" Through " trains from the north to the Crystal Palace are
in contemplation, sad other facilities to travellers will
shortly be announced.

Lieutenant-Colonel Markham on Saturday ap- I No °°°°""l°°'
no political organisation offers to •
peered before the magistrates at Aberford, to prefer • statesman a wider field. The Senate can take in band any
charge against William Hick, his under-gardener, of species of reform, and each senator can bring
having sent an anonymous letter, threatening to shoot before it what he believes to be for the public good
bins and Mrs. Markham. About two years ago Colonel provided he previously obtain the concurrence of nine of
Markham received • letter in the same hand-
writing, but the police were unable to discover the his oolleagae• If M. de Seep knows how to turn the high
author. Ten months ago • second letter, abusing the position to which he has been raised to the profit of liberty
members of the colonel's household, was received, and in general, or even of liberty of the press in particular, we
shortly afterwards other communicatiosta, also of an offensive shall be enchanted and grateful. If he crosses hie arms,
character, were sent to the domestics. On the 10th ult., things will go as before, bat he must content himself with
Liciuk•Colonel Markham received the letter in question, aid
Hick, whose conduct had excited anspidoes, was apply., such satisfaction ash, may feel himself."
headed, and admitted that he was the writer. He was corn. BUNBILL-FIELDS BURIAL-GROUND. —A com-
mitted for triaL munication has been received from the Ecclesiastical Com-
THE CASE OF ELI SEKLIL—We understand that missioners by the gentlemen who lately memorialised the
L. Joseph Newsome, of Dewsbury, manufacturer, has Common Council on the preservation of the Bunbill-fields
addresed • letter to the Bishop of Ripen calling his atten. burial-ground, in which we are happy to say that the moral
Hon to the case of Eli Sykes. Mr. Newsome informed his claim of the representatives of those who lie buried there to
lordship of the fact that Sykes had been in his employ, have the ground kept aimed is folly admitted. The cont-
end that up to the day he committed the murder was a misaionere say they have never expressed any opinion in
om[ mac of character, sad that sow he wee favour of the appropriation of the ground to p.p....
lying nods sentence of 'dew, for hie crime, and be asked which would conflict with its reverential preservation.
the bishop to visit the unhappy young man and administer They de not, however, waive their claim of reimbursement
to him religious comiolatiom To this letter his lordship for the enfracidneennot of the ground, and we cannot hold
replied to the effect that be will go over to Leeds and see out any hope that the terms of arrangement between the
commissioners and the Corporation of tondos will be very
Sykes before the day appointed for his execution to take
place,—Hudderufghl Bremner. speedily settled.—Patriot.

MONEY MARKET.—MiIIa DAY.)

ONZ o'olool4

This being New Year's Day, the Stock Exchange
is closed, and no business has consequently been
done in public securities.

The discount market is quieter to-day, and the
supply of money seekingemployment haa increased.
The rate fur the beet paper, however, is still 7 per
cent. The Stock Exchange is cloeed to-day, but
some of the principal dealers in money connected
with that establishment came to the City this
mornir.g, and renewed loans till Friday on English
goveruraeut stock at di per cent.

The Douro has arrived from Brazil, with 40,203/.1
in specie ; the Hecla, from New York, with
38,000/. ; and the Asia, from Boston, with 3,000/.
Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P., and Mr. Frederick
Lubbock, of Leadenhali-street, have joined the
board of the Colonial Company (Limited).
The Board Trade returns show an unprecedented
expansion of trade of an apparently legitimate cha-
racter. It is obvious, however, that this enormous
business cannot be carried on without a correspond-
ing demand upon the discount market, and incen-
tives to caution on the part of speculators are to
be found iu the absence of any important improve-
ment in the foreign exchanges, and in the continued
dailyiflow of gold from the Bank. On Saturday af-
ternoon, owing partly, perhaps, to considerations
of this nature, but chiefly toithe want of business,
the funds became dull. The closing quotation of
Consols for the account was scarcely so
goad as that of Friday, but the price
fur money was maintained. Most of the
other markets were quiet, the holiday season
checking speculative transactions. A feature of
interest is the continued firmness of home railway
property, consequent upon the favourable course of
the traffic, combined with the fact that the present
prices, being for the middle of January, include
rather more than six months accrued dividend. The
only other change of importance was a further con-
siderable fall in the shares of the London Financial
Association, caused by some large sales, accom-
panied by adverse rumours.

At the Bank discount office the demand was
very heavy, as usual on the last business day of the
year, when, apart from the wish of mercantile firms
to make the balances at their bankers look as well
as possible, there is a large absorption of money
through revenue and other payments. In the
general market, however, though the demand was
active, and a large amount of business was done,
the supply of money was larger than had been ex-
pected, Saturday's requirements having been well
pravided for. The lowest rate for bills was 7 per
cent. —the Bank minimum. Preparations will now be
made for the nuanerous billswhich fall due on the 4th of
January (Thursday). As soon as these shall have
been met, there is an impression in some quarters
that the January dividends, payment of which will
commence at the Bank of England on Tuesday
week, the 9th, will tend to render the general

market somewhat easier. It is evident, however,
that until the foreign withdrawals of gold from the
Bank cease, there will be no real confidence in the'
future course of the money market.
The growing disposition on the part of mercantile
men to inquire critically into the operation of the'
Bank Act of 1844 will certainly not be checked by the
extraordinary discrepancy now presented between
the rates of discount at the Bank of France and
the Bank of England. In France, where there is
no such piece of legislation as our Act of 1844, the'
National Bank manages to retain an ample supply
of gold, though charging rates three per cent. below
the minimum current here, and at that greatly
reduced scale of charges affords to trade a far larger
amount of accommodation than is given by the
Bank of England.
In the Stock Exchange the charge for short loans
on government securities was maintained at 7 per
cent., but this rate could not be obtained at the
close, when there were decided indications of an
increase in the supply of money.
About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank on Saturday for Alexandria, in addition
to 12,0001. in bars for the continent.
The steamer Seine has arrived from the West
Indies with 289,0001., of which 256,0001. is silver
and 33,090/. gold.
We are requested to state that Mr. Samuel
Harper has resigned the appointment of nuperin-
teudent of the underwriting department of the
Universal Marine Insurance Company.
A meeting of the Petroleum Company of Western
Virginia (Limited) was held on Friday, to pass a
resolution for winding up the undertaking
voluntarily ; but, after considerable discussion, it
was determined to adjourn till the sth of January,
a ith a view to certain arrangements being made
with the vendor of the property.
The warrants for the half year's interest on the
stock of the Great Southern of India Railway
Company have been forwarded to the proprietors,
and aro payable at the Union Bank of London on
the Ist January. The interest on the mortgage
bonds of this company is also payable on the same
day.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.
report as follows, under date of Saturday :
On receipt of &deices from New York by the Scotia,
causing some apprehension of difficulty on the Mexican
question, quotations of all American securities gave way,
and were further depressed by the high rates demanded for
carrying over stocks to the next account, owing to the
stringent state of the money market. To-day there Cas
been some slight improvement in the tone of the market,
but latest quotations still show a fall of from one to two
per cent. all round : United States 5.20's close 65 to ;
Illinois shares 574 to„ ex dividend : and Erie shares 574
to 4. The transactions in Illinois and Erie shares have
been much limited, from the difficulty that always arises
at this period of the year with respect to the dividends.
The dividend warrants due on the let November,
1865, on the Louisiana State Sterling Five per
Cent. Bonds will be paid on presentation at the
counting-bourse of Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
The following remarks on the trade of the year
are from Traver's' circular :
The official returns for the past month establish the cor-
rectness of the anticipation that the trade of the United
Kingdom for the year now closing will prove to be the
largest ever known. The exports for the eleven months
ended the 30th Novembee show an increase of about two
per cent. over theme of the same date last year, and
there can be no doubt that the figures for
December will increase the gain. In all branches
of manufacture there seems to have been proportionate
activity, and so far as an opinion can be formed
from external signs, the whole of this business must have
been on extremely profitable terms, notwithstanding the
high rates of interest current during the greater part of the
time. The only ground for an opposite surmise would be
from the fact that, so far as money receipts are concerned,
there is no evidence of any accumulation of profits. The
bank bullion is lower and the rate of discount higher than at
the beginning of the year, and all kinds of securities have
experienced a depreciation, the nominal amount of which is
estimated roughly at about 20 or 30 millions. Our stocks
of imported goods in the customs warehouses likewise show
a reduction. How far thew phenomena have been pro-
duced by the squandering of capital in public companies it
would be vide to calculate, but an immense sum must have
gone in that way (for the foreign loans of the year have not
been of more than average importance), or it will be ditli•
cult to account for the drain of gold we have long been ,
witnessing. The only other available explanations would
be either that, instead of our trade being profitable, much i
of it is being carried on at a loss, as io the period before
the break-up of 1857 or that we have been and are still
giving enormous credits to our foreign, and especially our
l American customers. The question is of vital importance
! ions bearing on the future prospect' of our money market,
and it is to be hoped the various banks and discount esta-i
blishments throughout the kingdom will carefully watch
every symptom that may help to a solution of it.

iWheat.
qrs. i
4369

, Barley. 1191t.0 Oat,. ,BeancPeas. Flour.
i qrs. i qrs. I qrs. qra. qrs.] brit •scks
R0g11.311 31;1 ,15153 I 2423: 1166 319 .. 118097
Scot,:ll .. I 1931 I 150 I 319 .... ..
Iriah . . 16 249, I
Foreign .. 66(5 1i3;2 ! 24i12 11:0 1 1126 2614 831
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91,4 : 96;4 1:31S .:;313. 2616 j 1145 2461 1024

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR.—The market continues quiet, but the limited
business doing is without change in prim,. Refined also
quiet.
COFFEE.—OoIy unimportant lots have been disposed of.
TEA.—A fair but not so active business at late prices.
Rust, RICE. and SALTPETRE.—No sales reported.
CorroN.—Only a moderate business has been transacted,
holders demanding firmer prices.
JUTE.—There continues to be a very active inquiry, about
10.000 bales Laving beets sold at very firm picas.
The public sales advertised for to-morrow consist only of
500 C&BIES 5,000 bags of sugar, and 100 cascs of shellac.

87f to and closed at 87/ to I. For money the
last prim was 87 to /. The official business re-
port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 87k, 7; ditto, for account, 87k, i ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 86i ; New Three per Cents.,
864, ; India Five per (~ent. stock, 102/, 4; ditto
Five per Cent. "enforced" rupee paper, 102, ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 98g.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were unaltered, at 6s. to 2s. die.
There were few transactions in foreign stocks, and
little change occurred in prices. Greek Bonds and
iTurkish of 1858 declined it per cent., and liesicau

*. The Turkish Loan of 1885 was also dull. Bra-
zilian scrip improved *.
The amount of business in bank shares was
limited, and prices generally showed no variation.
Australasia, Bank of British Columbia, Colonial,
Consolidated, and Metropolitan and Provincial,
improved, while Hindustan, Provincial Bank Cor-
poration, and Standard of Africa (101. paid)
declined.
The shares of the London Financial Association
were decidedly heavy, owing to some large sales,
and the cloning quotation was 12s. lid. worse
'than yesterday. International Financial were
islightly lower. The closing quotations were as fol-
lows :—lnternational Financial, 15-16 to 1 1-16
prem. ; General Credit, 2 3-16 to 5-16 prem. -
London Financial, al to 44 prem. • Imperial
Mercantile Credit, 2f to prem. ; Credit Fonder
and Mobdier, 3f to I prem., ex div. and new.
National Discount shares were last quoted 11f to
191 prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 14 to 1 dis. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 164 to f, ex div., being
2s. 6d. lower. The shares of Overend, Gurney,
land Co. were slightly weaker, closing at 64 to. f
prem. Very few transactions took place in mis-
cellaneous shares, and, with the exception of a rise
in Madras Irrigation fully paid, and a reduction in
North British and Mercantile Insurance, prices
showed no change. Hewett and Co.'s shares were
quoted f to 11 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow :
London Steam Towing, 1 to 2 prem. ; Charles
Laititte and Co. 24 to 3 prem. ; and English
and American Bank. 1 to If prem.
American securities were not mud' dealt in.
5.20 Bonds declined per cent. ; and Atlantic and
Great Western Debentures, 4 ; but Illinois Central
Railway shares improved 4. The following were
the latest prices, viz. :-5.20 Bonds, 65 to 1 ; Erie
Railway shares, 574 to ; Illinois Central, 781 to
72f, div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debentures 834 to 84} ; ditto small, 844 to 854 ;
ditto Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, scrip,
2 to 1 prem.

ANOTHER LARGE FIRE IN ST.
KATHARINE'S DOCKS.
(THIS DAY.)

An alarming fire, which has already been at-
tended with great loss of property, broke out is "D"
warehouse of the St. Katharine's Dock, between 11 and
12 o'clock to-day. As several men were engaged
at their ordinary dation in the attics and top floors of the
above warehouse (which is used for storing hemp, jute, and
coir yam), they were suddenly enveloped in a thick cloud
of smoke, by which they were nearly suffocated. They,
however, with great difficulty succeeded in descending into
the ground floor and raising an alarm. Messeogers were
i immediately despatched to the Watling-street Fireeogine
station, and several steam and manual power engines were
shortly upon the spot ; but before their arrival the flames
had obtained a strong hold of the top floor and that below
it. The large steam floating engine from the river, and
that belonging to the Deck Company, were moored along-
side the warehouse, and did much service. Notwithstand-
ing every effort, the fire is still raging. Captain Shsw's re-
port, made at 2 o'clock, was as follows :
" D stack, 14 and F warehouses, division attic, 5 and 4
floors, containing an enormous quantity of hemp, jute, and
ooir yarn. We are well into it on both sides, and I have
, not much fear of getting further. The fire is still
burning furiously, and the smoke is blinding and smother.
ing us. All the steamers are working beautifully, but we
have not near enough of them. In the basement is stowed
oil and tallow, hat it is hoped that the fire may be confined
to the first, second, and third floors."

MINES.-(11118 DAY.)

ONE O'CWOL

Both the Stock Exchange and Mining Exchange
are shut to-day, and no transactions have con-
sequently been reported iu mining shares.
The directors of the John del Rey Mining Com-
pany (Limited), have received per Douro the fol-
lowing report, dated Morro Velho, Nov. 29 :
" Produce 2uJ division of Nov., 10 days, 13,189
oitavas ; yield, 3.030 oitavas per ton ; continued
deficiency iu water power. Remittance received,
94,34i1 oitavas."
A petition for the winding up of the United
Merthyr CoHierits Company is to be heard before
the Master of the Rolls on the 13th January.
The following mining dividends have been declared daring
the month of December :
hlioer. Per share. Amount.
Great Lusty
Great Wheal Vor 1 0 0 . 5,908 0 0
Wheat Seen ....... 50 0 ... 1,980 0 0
Wept Wine' Setou
Wheel Sawed .
Ilingaton Down...
Mfr.:fifth .
East Wheal Lovell . 010 0 ... 953 0 0
Wheal Tielairoy
St. John del Rey
Pontgiband 0 16 8 ... 8,333 6 8

Total

£42,392 6 8

BAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
The Stock Exchange being closed to-day, there
bas been co business in railway securities.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Hatton, 195.; Walls End Huwell, 195.; Walls
End South Iletno, 195.• Walle End Tees, 18s. 6d. •
Walls End East Hartlepool. 16s. 6d.; Walls End Bartle:
pool, 10. Ild.; Walls End Hraddyls Hatton 155. ;
ttral's End Wharncliffe, 175.; W.alls End Goatorili, 17a.;
Wall+ End Tunstall, 175.; Walls End Hettoo L
yon.,
eowper Hartley, 16s. 9d. ; West Hartley, 9l. ;
Hastings' Hartley, 10. 91.—Ships at market, 40; at sea,