The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

TITE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1866.

Amount, and that the time up to which the profits were to be
calculated was the burning down of Oovent Garden Theatre.
Thee would be a claim therefore on that footing, and the
„waists and inquiries mammary to ascertain Out if any
unfit ma made mmt be directed.

The Airy retarned a verdict of Guilty against both the
prisoners, and a former conviction woe proved against both.
and they were severally sentenoed to be kept in penal ser-
vitae for ten years.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
muse in Baisoo.—(Before the Lord Chief Jostles, sad
Juiticee Blackburn and Mellor.)
no qui= o. THA INCILOBI7IIA CONIUMAIONIMA.
Bovill, Q C., moved for a rule calling upon the In-
loofe cominiogioners to show cause why a mandamus
oecld not wee oommeadieg them to appoiat a valuer
nude the Inclosure Act, for the purpose of inclosing St.
jobs'emood, a tract of land between 300 and 400 acres, it
of, parish of Chipping Wiekluan. A meeting was held
coder the act, and a valuer appointed by a majority of ens,
bat GB he was the agent of the owner of the property his
appoiltment was invalid.
Bale granted.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREBT.
CRAIRGI OF MAN/MAMMY= AGAINBT A MULL
Jots West Mallard, potman at the Alma Stores. Care
street, Lincoln's-inn, who stood remanded on bail on the
charge of samulting William King, a supernumerary dust-
man, in the employ of the Society of Lincoln's-ion,
whereby hie death was oecuioned, surrendered in discharge
of his recognisance&
He was defended by Mr. L. Lewis, of Ely-place.
Inspottor Brennan stated that he attended the inquest
on the body of the deceased William King, when the jury
returned the following special verdict :—The deceased died
from compression of the brain, mused by a fall ; but how it
wee ocemaimed we have no evidence to show; but we think
it was occasioned from his being drank ; but we think no
imputation ought to be cast on Mallard for acing any
violence."
Mr. L Lewis said there was examined at the inquest. a
woman (a stranger to the parties) who witaresed the oc-
currence outside the house ; whereas the widow, whose
evidence chiefly weighed against Mallard, now admitted
that she was inside the house at the time.
Catherine Clark, • married woman, living in Hollse-
street, Clare-market, deposed that she was pairing at the
moment when the deceased fell down. He was not pushed
down, nor was there anyone near him. He bad cools from
the direction of the pablio.house, but she had not seen him
put out. She did not see Mallard at all
Elisabeth King being reealled, admitted, after much
prevarication, that when Mallard put her husband out, she
was inside the house.
Mr. Vaughan said that having ommidered all the evi-
donee, he was disposed to believe that the conclusion at
which the jury bad arrived was the correct ea& He should
therefore order the prisoner to be discharged.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA&
stuns at Nisi Prim at Ifiddlegex.--(Before Mr. Justice
Brim sad a Common Jury.)
JOlllB 4. KAUFFMAN.
Thin wee an sotto° for damages for an assault.
sr. Gough appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Pearce for
deleadaat
plaintiff in this case was a milkman employed by
iff, price, of Orsiven.oourt, Drury-lane, aad on the afternoon
of the lst Deoember last he was with his milk rens in
Crow-court, Drury-lane. Whilst his beck was turned the
saps of his cans were turned, and the milk run to waste.
The defendant's little boy a child three or four years
Old, was runisiog sway, and the plaintiff pursued him as
the culprit. The child hid behind a door, but
the plaintiff pulled him oat, and in doing go the latch
fetched him by !the nose." His object in pursuing the
child was to find oat to whom he belonged, and thus get
payment for the lost milk. The child, however, screamed
and missed, and he therefore let him go. Two or three hours
diet the child's father demanded eompensation for the in-
joy to his child, and not getting it, struck the plaintiff in
she eye and knocked biro down.
It was insinuated is cross-examinatioo, bat denied by the
plaintiff, that he had lifted the child up by his nose, and
that when remonstrated with he threatened and etre* at
defendant. Further, that after an application to the police
magistrate, the parties settled the matter, and agreed that
bygone. should be bygone..„
yr. Justice Brim ruled that the state of the pleadings
aid sot allow the defendant to give evidence upon thew
mete ; sad that the only question was the amount of
demape
The jury awarded the plaintiff one shilling damages, and
the judge refused to certify for costs.
sittings in Benda—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie, and
Justices Wilke, Heating, and Smith.)

THAMES.
ASSAULT ON ♦ TIOENT-COLLICTOR ON THE BLACEWALL
RAILWAY. . .

Roberf Lewis. a well.dre7sQ man, was brought before at...
Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Edwin Evans, ticket.
collector at the Poplar Station of the Blackwell Railway. es.
The complainant stated that the prisoner and two other at.
men earns downstairs to the platform just as the guard St.
had whistled for a train from Blackwell to move, and ek
the train was actoallyio motion for Loudon. He told them set
they were too late. The prisoner's companions showed st.
tickets. He put his arm across them to stop them and
shield them from danger. The prisoner's temper got the is
better of him and he said "This is through you" aad struck lel
him a heavy blew on the month which he followed-up by IS
others and tried to butt at him with his head and throw el
him. at
In cross-exrunination by the prisoner the witness said—l 26
did pull my coat off. I did not have a uniform coat, but ga,
I had this cap (putting it on his head) which distinguished 3..
who I was. I did not know you had taken a ticket six or SI
seven minutes before. If you had you should have come
down to the platform b.efore. The train had arrived, es
set down her
.passengers, taken others for Fen- as
church-street sad intermediate stations, and the word is
"right" was given and the whistle sounded before you IS
reached the bottom of the stairs. I pulled my coat off at
because it was heavy. I did knock you about all I could La
when I got my coat off. You had previously beaten me I",
about the jaws aad made my mouth bleed. I have had a Is
difficulty in eating ever since you struck me. 91
John B•arnett, porter, and John Cole, booking-clerk at el
the Poplar station, confirmed the complainant is every par- al
tirade?. The train was announced. Si
The defendant said he had been in the station six or 8,81
seven minutes. He had lingered up stairs. He ran down ti
stairs and was stopped and punched and gave a back-handed tp
slap in return. Ii
Two witnesses to character were called. They said the It
prisoner was an omnibus driver or conductor and a steady U.
man.
Mr. Paget said a man was killed not long since because
he would attempt to enter a railway carriage when the
train began to move. The complainant had doer quite
right, and it was eesereary for the safety of people's lives
that no one should be permitted to enter carriages in
motion. Hs fined the prisoner 405., which was paid.

Emu's& AND anemia o. wan.
This one was tried esterday. It was an action against
T. Smith, of Oremorne-gardens, for the breach of
an spumoni to employ the plaintiffs to do a feat known
as "Punch's Challenge to Bloodie," that was for • man to
wheel himself in • barrow along • tight rope. The jury
feud for the plaintiffs. damages 501.
Huddleetoe, Q.C., now moved for • rule to enter •
minis upon the grounds that the agreement was one which
was not to be performed within a year, and therefore was
yea by the statute of frauds, because it wee not put into
writing and signed by the defendant. In the alternative
the Issued ennui asked for • rule for a new trial upon
the pounds that the judge had misdirected the jury, and
that the verdict was against the weight of evidence.
Another point was to reduce the damages.
Bole granted.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Briere the Judge Ordinary.)
WMTMOSE V. WHITMORL -COM AND ALIMONY.

Is this cue Mrs. Whitmore had obtained a decree nisi,
es the ground of hrm husband's adultery and cruelty. The
Queen's praetor then intervened, aid a fortnight ago the
court dismissed the petition, on the ground that duriog the
=of the suit Mrs. Whitmore had herself committed
. Mr. Pritchard, on ber behalf, had sine applied
for an attachment against the respondent for alimony and
owls up to the present time. Dr. Twice, Q. 0., aid Dr.
Wasbey, on the other hand, contended that she was not
entitled to costs and damages after the Bth of July last,
when the decree nisi was granted, and when the lie ceased.
Sir J. Wilde now gave judgment. Re thought that the
petitioner was entitled to enforce the order for alimony,
which she had already obtained till the date of the dismis-
sal of bar petition ; otherwise a premium would be given
to husbands to neglect to pay alimony, in the hope that
something might turn up and give them an excuse for not
paying at all. There must, therefore, be an attachment
as prayed. As regarded the coats, it was too late tor a
wife, after proof of her adultery, to obtain any new order
for the payment of costs, bat the order already made must
be maimed.

INTENDED SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS 111
CORPUS ACT IN IRELAND. s

DUBLIN, MONDAY.

Government, it is said, intends to ask parlia-
ment to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, to give it power
to deal with foreign conspiraton.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

- .
Au aggregate meeting of the loyal population of Dublin
is coaseoed for Thanday.
The executive has resolved to meant a fancy fair on be-
half of the families of Falai= prisoners.

(Before the Common 9erje►nt)

Edward Morris, 24, a respectable-looking young man, was
charged with a burglary in the dwelling-house of Francis
Martin, and stealing two silver teapots and other articles
of ylate, value 601., his property.
Er: Daly pomaded.
. . . . .

WELTS= REPORT.—(rais DAY.)

mean. JANUARY SO, 8 LX.

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Helder TI

This case was one of • rather singular character. The
posscator is a gentleman who reside. at Tudor-lodge.
Wandsworth, and it appeared that in the night of
the 9th of October the house was broken open, and
a eonaiderable quantity of plate stolen. The robbery
was effected in s very ingenious and daring manner. The
Premises were entered by the pantry window, and
to the first instance the thieves covered the glass
endows with paper on which treacle had been spread, and
this prevented it from making any noise when it was pushed
eat. They then, by means of • stick and a piece of strong
tope, used as a lever, forced out the iron ban of the win-
dow, and thus effected an entry to the pantry and stole •
quantity of silver plate, which they carefully selected from
the plated articles, and they succeeded in getting away with
their booty. It turned out upon inquiry that • man named
Shaw had been " keeping company" with Mr. Martin's
housekeepsr. and was in the habit of visiting bee,
and suspicion fell upon this man, and he was
takes into custody and tried at the last session,
envicted, and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude.
After his conviction Shaw appeared to have given informa-
tion which led to the apprehension of the prisoner, and he
was sow examined as a 'Hoene against the prisoner, being
brought to the court in his convict garb, in the charge of a
warder of the Penitentiary at Millbank. According to his
*video°e the robbery was "put up" by the prisoner, tad he
made an appointment to meet him about a week before the
burglary was committed, and he then told him that he
knew where he could get some money, and suggested that
they should rob the house of the prosecutor. Be went on
to say that be and the prisoner went down to Wandsworth
together on the night of the 9th cf October, and obtained
as senesce in the manner above stated, but he said that
the prisoner was the man who actually went in, and
that be remained in the house for two hours, and then
same out with • bag 'mobilising the plate. He said that
they sat in • summer-house until it was daylight, when
they proceeded to the Putney station and went to London.
According to the evidence of the man Shaw he was an un-
willing actor in the transaction, and as a proof of this he
said that be placed some of the stolen property in a shrub-
bery tear the prceecutoes house, in order that he might
set be deprived of it sad the plate was found in the place
be had described. This fact being relied upon as strong
medinastion of his story. Another circumstance that was
abs relied on as tending to confirm the story told by the
resa Shaw was that on the wonting of the robbery both
prisoners were met by a poliogecoestable walking in the
direction of the Putney 'taloa. The porter at the railway
entice also proved that a day or two before the robbery
was committed Shaw and the prisoner left • black bag in
his °horse, and they fetched it sway on the same night
the robbery took place, and it appeared that this was the
beg that was found in the shrubbery, and in which the
stolen property was found.
The defence that was set up for the prisoner was that
the accomplice Shaw had trumped up the charge against
the prisoner in the hope that he might obtain some benefit,
either by his treatment in prison or by • commutation of
his sentence.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
There was then • previous conviction for felony proved
against the prisoner.
&Mecca was deferred.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
EXTIMMVA FRAUDS BY TWIN BISOTHZIB.
&mud Credit and Thomas Croker. twin brothers, aged
23 leen, sod described as being travellers, were indicted
for feloniously forging and uttering • request for the
,delivery of five gold watches with intent to defraud John
Laria,d Thorpe. The ease excited considerable interest
floe the extraordinary resemblance the prieoarrs hors to
each other.
Mr. F. N. Lewis prosecuted, and the prisoner, though
net defended by counsel, cross examined the witnesses
with great ingenuity.
The facts of the case were shortly these. The prisoner
__Thetuas had some time ago been in the service of Mr.
=Vol*, the eminent chronometer maker, is Conniff!,
end had thus bome acquainted with the customers of
ibtt eentleesso. On the 22nd December last the prisoner
See.,tiel presented the order io question to the prosecutor,
~..L'aborpe, a wn•oh manufacturer, in Bunbill.row. Finsbury.
Age order was for five gold hunting watabet, and purported
be signed by Mr. M'eabe, and believing it to be genuine
""'„_,„•Tborpe delivered to the prisoner Samuel the five gold
mss, which were of the value of 1001. On the following
• the prisoner Thomas pledged one of the watches
Lt the of Mr. Atteoborough, at Newington, for 121.,
i• horshou afterwards the other prisoner offered
there a diamond ring in pledge. Sturpicions were the*
retied, and Police-Sergeant bleClond, 457 A. was called
lei sad the prisoner was given into enstody, and upon him
the other fast, watches were found, as well as three other
crafts trout Geneva. all of which were proved to be for.
grates and in the handwriting of the prisoner Thomas.
vas deforms attempted by the prisoners was, that the
awesome were atirtekas as to their Identity ; and, further,
Gat the proof et tbe handwriting of either of the primes
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Olgs o'Croox.

The railway market is inactive to-day, and the
principal stocks show no change, with the exception
of a rise of per cent. in Great Eastern, and a
decline to that extent in Metropolitan. The dealers
are chiefly engaged in the settlement, which will be
concluded to-morrow.

London and North Western stock is now
quoted 1241 to 1251; Great Western, 581 to f ;1
Midland, 1221 to 1231 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1201 to ; Metropolitan, 134 k to 135 ; South
Eastern, 73i to 741 ; Caledonian, 128 to 129
Great aatern, 381 to ; Great Northern, 126}
to 127 f ; ditto A, 1411 to 145 f.
Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock continues
in steady request, and has advanced to 39 to 11,
being + per cent. higher than yesterday. Great
Western of Canada shares are steady, at 16i to I.

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4000 HO London & River Pliete(L 40 11 14 we -
street, Camberwell, nearly facing the Rosemary Branch sow 25
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of Sonthamptoo-etrest. The premises formed a splendid 38 50 Leiden and County. . ICI 71 79 -
building. nearly 100 feet long and about 30 feet wide. The 71500 SO London John ilto*..
upper floors were used es warehouses for the storing of 11.0114 11) Lembo& South Aktese 511 10 17 -
ram received for the export trade, and it is stated that 8.4* laall4Lagl. Western fUlli• 110 F. ),pm 20
only on the day before 2,0001. worth of bales had been de- 4.M01011 i Do. do. New . . 20
4000 SO Loodon&Venesuela (L( 11: dfs °P. -.-
posited there, in addition to the immense stock of goods egme No , VAIL A Westmlnitir
previously housed. In a
some space of time, whilet moo leo Iliercgam mang(u.,)_, si 1 2 2,c, ;...•
Kel
the firemen were at work, of the middle walla came &MO MO ' Do. New
, down with a fearful crash. At noon one of the land fa• GO 116111014011•& 21011smil HP 44 Silts -
steamers wasowell at work, and the patent hydrants were 17.12 611)
.?!!!!'nof Pro.,ll•o3um ,(I N 3 t dis -
I throwing immense streams of water upon the miss. The 20,7011 2717tiZain of Atudralatla 4 par 11pP: =
, loos of property will amount to several thousand pounds. Amu lie ;9,6, ~6, ~f Lia.,,,00, l9 , 9pm _
HOP PICKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. -A meeting 10,000 ote o.e.n. et Snefeart se - - 153
lof owners sad occupiers of hop lands and others was held 44000 10 IDa and and 3rd bone 11 - - 45
I as the Star Hotel, on Saturday, to consider what steps should .1::: I:!;_stkmai.,.l3ainyt le 78 to -
be taken to abate the evils attendant on the supply of hop- Agog io N.'inr zeglid gAmita,) ald '4ll 42 46
}seim oar -
r pickers from London, Chatham. sad other populous places. skew se North mow,.
all tit= -
lit the unavoidable absence of the Earl of Romney, the *SOO le Oriental Bank Menem 60 82 -
chair was taken by James Wha.ntan, Esq., M.P., who. in 10.000 10 Orient.ComaLlateo.o 7 IMs per -
f an able address introduced the subject. The following ram- ...VP* 1* 1k.,6°. haw". 4 14 01414 -
r 'titian' were onsaisnossly adopted :- ' That in the opinion 'O9ll 99 Do. 60. 141118. e. 4 -..-415 -•
*OOO SO 1 Irrovin.ilankingLurp.(L 111 3 1 dls 75
,of this mostieg, the evils attendant on the employment of Lao 64 , Do. do,
hop-piokers from populose places tell for the united efforts 10,050 no pc,29,6 08 /num
lof all coeciessed with a view in their abatement."-" That 140101 10 Do. do •11 I-• - -
eit is desirable to form an association, consisting chiefly of /1.5101 le lictede Punl.,&•lied a5O 44 se 41 -
1 owners and occupiers of hop-lands, and residents in the 12.6141 r Do 114301 at 2 104.• • 4 4 3Ms -
r locality where such a supply of Tabourer. is required, !taLO! .32 !IL., Litytia_ . ILB ss Ili . -
sin order to promote measures of a remedial ehareater."- 1;074 `ir, i•c„. 7,„...r."7.! !! ui ! it% =
, " That a provisional committee be formed for the wog jo gig= a gaguiiimar7 :11 4; A...
i p.p., of Mauling roles sad vegetations for each an mool wit Dale el Ireland (MO: el e 5Ms -
a amomation, and to appoint a time and pleas fee IWO IS these el Leaden
I holding a pahlio nesting, at which the same
a may be adopted, and ea association formed." The DUCAL
✓ committee was then chosen. and the fading appeared to be ie. 1 sb. i
DULL 1041 I. prises. 1 liMe
... unanimous that if only the support of the body:len is
assured, the plan disowned at the meeting wen to an %ST imams West hotials. lte in I -
• important and mesh-needed kcal "84 reform. Aaaa* R 4,111.1 KM aunsg""SaLoselon&M.lattle 11: 7-4 7; -7
~ Um speakers were .7. B. Bray Esq., of Bosehill, H. Buser- lAA. Dc, Dcg. K. 4p. i.e. erg gy 00 -.
e man. Beg.. gusto*. smiths mec. J. Y. Strada', Bilks.-1 sse. m, sarmanoma
Noidsfoise Jeered. . 1 11/1.07S K. ligerrey cemeseehd - IST -•-•

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150.6peeet.lob.&Aug. 100
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Do. 5 pee et. Ins. Nce 100
et. 1878,1011
Vc"114:1890.1900,100
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D0.6p.0.Ap.d0et.1900 700
Oeylas.Nov. 1804 69.4.1100
1878. 60..1196
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.. New Brune. Goy. 6 p.e6. IN
N.o.Wallo6v. 6 041806160
.. Do. op. e. lan to 1876 100
. Do. 6p. a. 1888 to 1801 100
New Leland' par Nei 100
6 per cent. I*,
• Ilion Bootle 6p. 0., 187511001
• Queenalsocl Gov. 6p. N. 1001
..111./duit.Gov. p. 6087811110
lirle.Onv.6p.o..Tee.4oalpi 100
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MONEY MARKIIT.-(THI8 DAY.)

Oita o'Omienr.
The stook markets are steady to-day, but there
is little business, apart from that connected with
the half-monthly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks. Consols are unchanged for money, but have
improved 1-16 per cent. for the account.
Most of the British railway securities and
foreign bonds are quoted the same as yesterday,
with the exception of Spanish Passive and Certifi-
cates, which show a further slight decline. The
shares of the financial companies continua to meet
with inquiry. Joint Stock Discount, however, I
remain heavy, at 5 to 41 dis.
The demand for discount to-day is fair, and the
rate for the best paper is maintained at 7i to
7i per cent. The charge in the Stock Exchange for
short loans on English government pecurities is 7
per cent.

Consols are quoted 86/ to 87 for looney, and 87
to 1 for the account (February 8),,
The transactions in foreign impurities have not
been numerous, and prices generally show no vari-
ation. Turkish Bonds of 1865 and Spanish Passive and
Certificates are rather fiat, and have receded 1 per
cent. The quotations are as follows :—Greek, 131
to 14; Italian, 611 to 4; Mexican, 201 to 4 ; Spanish
Passive, 251 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 131 to ;
Turkish, 1865, 39/ to 1 ; Brazilian scrip, to
prem. ; Egyptian scrip, to prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted
Ito prem. ; General Credit, 11 to prem. ;
London Financial, 11 to ft prem. ; Imperial Meroar-
tile, 14 to 21 prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mo-
biller, 34 to 1 prem. ; and Overend, Gurney, and
Company, 41 to 51 prem.
London Steam Towing shares are now quoted 11
to 2 prem.; Charles Laffitte and Co., 24 to 1 prem.;
and Galatz Candle, to 11 prem.
No gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday
for export, but the whole of the arrivals from
Australia and America continue to be absorbed.
The Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought
208,6001. in specie, and the Canada, from Boston,
7,5001.
The silver market is now quiet, with little busi-
ness, but the next Bombay packets are expected to
take large amounts, as already stated, the silver
having been bought previously. The cotton season
in the East is now closing.
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,2101. over the corre-
sponding week of last year, and the Brighton an
increase of 3,1511.
The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the 12th inst., Isere
10,5671., being 8731. more than in the correspon-
ding week of last year.
The directors of the Erie Railway Company met
in New York on the 17th inst., and declared a
dividend of 31 per cent on tho preference shares,
and 4 per cent. on the common shares for the half-
year ending the 31st Deo. last, both payable in
New York on the sth February.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Friday, the 2nd of February, a spedal settling day
in the shares of the English and American Bank
(Limited,
) which are to be marked in the official list.
The "Law Reports," of the 25th inst., showed
that Vice-Chancellor Stuart has dissolved an in-
junction, granted on a previous day, which re-
strained the newly formed American Oil Wells
Trading Company (Limited) from a_pplying to the
Stock Exchange for a settling day. The injunction
was granted ex parte, on the application of a share-
holder, who represented that the prospectus con-
tained fraudulent misrepresentations. The Vice-
Chancellor, in dissolving the injunction, said that
the evidence on which he granted it bad been
totally contradicted. Therefore the injunction
must be dissolved with oosta, anethere must be an
inquiry in chambers to ascertain what, if any,
damage had been sustained by the company or by
the directors in their individual characters in con-
sequence of the injunction. It appears that, in
tionsequenoe of this suit, the proceedings in connec-
tion with the fixing of a settlement in the Stock
Exchange have been delayed a fortnight, but it is
probable that the application will come again before
the Stock Exchange Committee on Monday next.
The market for the shares of the Joint Stock
Discount Company (Limited) has once more been
thrown down by the announcement of a call of Si.
per share (making 161. paid), payable as follows' viz. :
11. be. by the 31st March, 11. ss. by the Ist May,
11. ss. by the Ist June, and 11. ss. by the 30th
June next. Accompanying the call letter, the di-
rectors have issued the following unsatisfactory re-
port, which is to be presented to the fifth ordinary
general meeting on Wednesday next, the 31st inst.:
1. The directors regret that the statement of aceounto
which it is now their duty to submit does oot exhibit so
eaiisfactory a result as they could desire. 2. Owing to tbs
untartsument of a firm engaged in railway contracts
where securities this company holds to a oonsidembi;
extent, the directors, although large profits have been
realised during the past half-year. do not consider it desir-
able to declare a dividend, and after the mast earnest con-
sideration they have found it advisable, in the interest at
the shareholders, to make a call of 51. per share. 3. The
amount at credit of profit aid ices (inclusive of 6,5731.
44. 7d. brought forward from last account) is 64,6901.
14s. 7d. After deducting the rebate of interest on bills not
due calculated at 7 per cent. per annum, and the current
expenses, a balance of 26,169/. ls. 10d. remains. 4. Mr.
William Dent and Mr. John Gillespie have been elected to
fill two vaunt seats at the board.
It is scarcely necessary to remark that the firm
referred to above is that of Messrs. Watson, Over-
end, and Co., whose embarrassments have recently
attracted so much attention. Neither in the fore-
going report, however, nor in the annexed accounts,
just issued by the company, is mention made of the
amount of its large involvements with that firm. The
dissatisfaction excited amongst the shareholders by
the present call, and by the highly unsatisfactory
position of the concern generally, will doubtless
cause full particulars to be elicited at the coming
meeting. Rightly viewed, the operations of a dis-
count company are closely analogous to those of a
bank, and it remains to be explained bow the di-
rectors can have lent themselves thus blindly to the
fatal policy of making such huge advances to a
single firm :
Dr.: To capital-80,000 shares, 101. paid, 900,000/. ; to
reserve fend. 30,000/. • to amount d.. on loans, deposit.,
3,461,289/. 121. ;to amount carried to proilt nod
loss account after making allowance for bad and doubtful
debts, 58,1171. 10s. ; total, 4,349.4071. 2s. sd. Cr.: By
investments and cash at bankers, 382.2361. 4e. 9d. ; by bills
discounted, advances. &e., 3,964.878/. lls. 11d. ; by lease,
fixturu, furniture, &c., 2,2921. ss.,total, 4,349,4071.

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