The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1855.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAT.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before the Lords Juneeme et Appeal.)
MHIIC•N •ND SOUTM AMMILICAN MINING COMPANY.
Their lordships, at the conc,lueism of toe Aroma...Dl, dis-
missed, with meta to be paid out of the estate, the
appeal in this °see, trout • decision of the Master
of the Rolls, to the effect that creditors of the company were
'stilled to attend the promedings under the Winding-up
Act (I 867), on settling the list of contributories to the dettai
and liabilvies of the company.
Mr. It. Palmer, Q C., mA Mr. Roxburgh, appeared for
the official manager, to rapport the appal ; and Mr. Follett,
Q.C., sod Mr. Southgate, is the interest of creditors,
meats

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. ----
(Sittings la Beaoo.—Before Lent Campbell sad Justices

Wigtasaa, Er* sad Crompton.)

THE (WREN v. HUMPHREY BROWN AND
OTHERS.-PROSECUTION AGAINST THE DI-
RECTORS OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.
-JUDOMRNT.

At the sitting of the court this morning,
Lord Campbell delivered judgment in this case. Ile said,
having taken time to deliberately consider all the evidence in
this very complicated case, and the arguments of counsel for
the defendants in moving for • rule to show cause why
the verdict should not be set aside, the court were
at opinion that no rule ought to be granted. It
'evened to them that the jury were well justified la
biding that the conspiracy charged in the information had
beet entered into, end that the defendants who made this
spalketka wore privy to the conspiracy. The informed&
&erg& that the &indents, intending to deceive, defraud,
sad ;Molise such of the shareholders of the Royal British
Bask se were Dot aware of the true state of its affairs, and to
induce the Queen's subjects to become customers end
creditors of the beak, and te purchase and hold therm,
conspired falsely and fraudulently to represent that the
bank end its affairs, daring the leer indium 31st December,
1866, end then were in a sound sod prosperous condition
prokteing profits divisible among the shareholders, they, the
defendants, well knowing, es the hot wee, that the bank end
its affairs daring that year sod then were in ea own ' sad
unprooperou condition, not producing any proms divisible
among the &midden. One of the &aged overt acts was
the radiation el a belsems sheet purporting to give a tree
met of the media& of the beak for the yea ending Deo.
al, 1166; soother overt act wee declaring and paying • divi-
dends( 6 per cut. out of the prod« of the bank, the defend-
iminesil knowing that no such d vldend ought to havebeen paid.
That hainoe-short showed that the bank was in • sound end
poopereas condition, and that a dividend of six per amt.
might be properly paid to the shareholders VI realised pro.
a& bet the pia body of the evidence which was adduced
pee& tbet te the knowledge of the directors this balance-
able& Wee deceptive, and that on the 31st of December,
1866, the beak had sustained heavy less, and wee incapable
of Nailing its engagements. The deception wee chiefly
accomplished by including in the balance-theta on the me-
dime side an item for " loans on convertible secu-
rities, cash advanim, bills discounted, he.," which
comprised a large sum for bad debt. due to the
bask, which had long been given up u desperate.
li the balance-sheet bad been genuine there would clearly
appear to have been • surplus tor • dividend; but d
being bad to the bases which the company had It
was illusory and deceptive. This, therefore, eared to have
been material evidence to prove the cuneipnicy and both the
overt act, alleged by the prosecution. It was tudeed strongly
urged that according to the constitution of the company, the
clinician were authored in piping &dividend even @Mom&
the hank had sustained heavy wefts by bed and deuced debts,
if there had been may profits obtained upon the treamations
of the preceding year, but that startling meartiou was entirely
&aro) ed by Ma 63rd section of the «tarter, which provided
that la every year the net profits, atter making deductions
fur bad and doubtful debts, should be divided among the
proprietor.. If such deductions had been made un the 31st De-
cember, 1866, tamed of there beteg a surplus there would
have been • large deficit. The impropriety of the directors
declaring • dividend of six per cat. under tare cironnistanon
apparel greater from the fact that at this time the directors,
with the mew of delivering the bank frees its maibarreasmenta,
heeled new shores at a premium, and Marred to the dividends
of six per onit. im • proof that the premium on those shares
might be fairly expected. It wee alleged that there had been
misdirection by the learned judge; but that gagged
mis-
direction it appeared conosted ot observations an the evi-
dence, and the judge left the evidence to the jury, telling them
to draw from it their own conclusions. But it was enemoded
by the learned counsel fur the defendante, that there was net
enfiloient evidence to implicate tbam in a . The
counsel for the directors mom all the blames klr. Camerae,
the manager, and the counsel for Mr. Cessna threw
ft a/1 on tee director.. As to the guilty knowledge of
the dedsodiuns, Radian Brown, and Cameron—es to whose
guilt the jury, after consultation, were unanimous, and whom
they convicted without any recommendstion to mercy—the
court were bound to say that the evidence appeared to them
irresistible. Mr. Rattails was an anginal director of the
schema, sod also tot some time governor, and in 1864, dewing
the Were of Mr. Ceemeras, be acted as manager and be
meet, therein, neseessraly have known all the alias end
treenstiess at the beak. On that point all doubt was re•
mood by the ample confession which he made
belay the eldef clerk et the Vice-Chancellor.

H 4 ;rime es het works -Wes sot evideZe-ig ;
eo-diremera, hat It wee evidence tigainst himself. He mid
haring the whole 'period of the bauk's exhume his oo-
diners pesuseetd the rune knot ledger himself aa to the
aherader and ammo* of the bad debts, end were inettenoed
by the ores mesa r not writing them off. He also said
that beim the hese of the new shares the direct re were
*wen that if the rigid truth with retard to those debts
wore rade known, the bank would stop, and that
la harm than they were buoyed up by the hope
that Holy whit wake up their looms, aid that they would
avoid maim the ruin which a mare sapling atetement
would lave Immodiately brought deem. Hf. activity I. the
of the beak was also proved by the letter which Os
woes as the 14ak of Jaaaary„te aatkipadon of the annual
mastf•gbati MIL He threatened in that War to
ashes be had Um 0011Atellasid and se-eperedon 0741 Z
rest of Ow diseieters as that rasehas, adding that
dodo Hem* pry Was to prier • solid Lint to
the prat. their weakest to • rope of mad
beim thin. In • peeteript hs observe{ " We want
and reelneeetank with God's batestam air didicaliiesc'w=
emmenated. He thea ettewiled the meedsixo February,
and, ia recerssuredes et the sew agree "If oil per
tent. brew* had her rad for eke yens by the hank, the
directors woe Nettled imaing thew at the pear m-
inium" With respect to bees the Jury were shad upon
sot to allow him ore to be prisdhei by the late that, bung
a director, sad baring error Lena rarer he hod
an inmost in keeping she hank afloat so hag es peseihr.
hat be was • director from 1863 dews to the else, et the
bask, and took a very active part in tM menagemeat 0111.
afar* ritkaior the Well mines, to which the rein of
bank wee elikey ascribed ; awl whew be was threstesed
with proosedhep Is respect of the hem debt which be owed
the beak, he weft a law which cirri; proved b ka.w.
ripe of let inelmat mate. With regard to Cowen,
••••adag his hissaloss and expectatiens to haw bus basset
whims tiw bat wes Ares sit. biwbed seder hie
L wee gaits alter hi was folly aware of all shelnisset=
advances as they err, and fully °earned to the itoreel-
was resahad Ise the of Isaglai bra
th▪ e
sad the shreholdsre • gg the tray ears
et the bask. The belarawsher was papered miler his
aberlau,, lad it weer was to say ho ww not
ragesdhle he what be bed der wider his=
-riskihr lbws the terrain ha assersid the chief camel
or the Air of the book; and, though the dimmers •
al not Is themeetees be Irving joteed his Is a
Kelm gaseterg the ahreheldre sad the p•, they
sight be *Or la waYWC he wa. Ipes arise
The broad rigs Ira retired ea las arse et Owes,
ziongy. got -Kgreed, who. he sad, ae far se moral deltn-
mos sasssouel, usigkt regvedad in a are
favour-
npist at view, gibbose' Urn mead am he any dub
11l tborpr were fully aware of the bast's emberTIMIONNOWIN
awl wth that karrisego j•rrd Is the report end Wear-
err rid Is the bare of the sew shier et • petrir
Ng dins mom umip gig not trek they were *Mod Is
=aside he verdict of • spiel fry of wanliml•
0•611•11, 6117 mm to try he
Aar • laid at Mena dye. The Mentlatft Owe%
and Mk, Ildishanto, reeshed • wry rerpecrabie *alder;
briatzise dere mad dina orders ammeter meld ass
It was, herwer_ horstable raffle hot ken
war aired eleomktd of wwwwwrolal wilt, sew
•
mere' el • fratissable aerie esti.
sr al=
to without lewateg ba per riariers
the of the Wham& esaassued Is then. Al
SM •
pet to altdoelek menetiog thole leasewass,
but the her ea which theists, emu to • asseleres el seek
oh steed awed red. Ia Mash( the Ire tight
malt& by espreering • ler thr dd. peoresilea,
whip It bre hied on soar of IM *tete of it, might Wee
• artery tarlssey is howthe tray angeged In raernon-
tie permits her *Meg respearicat to depart Las the
Irak sees thay-shwelt Wok that wilful reistopreareedes
right sr serlaW, is the amt, west paladin, row
who right ray 'pis era.
The applieriss he • Ere he • sew Mel we, radon
ret•••L

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Tb. beam. yom aelMne Jelete-weei.
Thewe tb mmlmolism mix& mmand dine
; no mem. Al lie memey mem bold by the
seem! asilisio. mem delves tie-Yd ee 2,2004
Kt. &SIN Os ImisomMeet smined boalem ee
Y the ekosmennom cam mei* lee Ind gives s ltli gl
go • maim mod idee smeend Cr Wm toils
among el 0111. Iffebeisi One Cm vas sue unineemibi

with Thomas 604 be yea to have a portion of the property
bask slur Ye benkniptcy. A slate-machine had been sold
far ourehird the value, He had bad accommodation Iran/s-
-eeder with Mr. Peary, his brother-in-law, to the moss*
of 300 i. or 400 f. He had been bankrupt before, and his
certificate was suspended twelve months.
His Honour allowed bun to pees, reserving all questions
for the °artificers meeting.

swarth his house' as it wee a betting hones, and must Mks all I
the parties into tasted,. Inspeotor Webb searched the
keeps, and forted several betting books and other MOM •
randa relating to racing matters, and on the others he also
found betting booka and reward. On Pirkford, jun., be
also found a Sash WAS of the " Bank of Engraving." In
fr.nt of the bar where Pickford was standing be found a
card. mitt the odds of the various hones for the Chester Cup
and Derby marked, and • book of handicap. In one of
Hatcher's books's@ found the name of a person who he had
not to snake a bet on the Citeeter Cup, and It was 6 to I fur
plan, the horse being Saunterer, for the Cheater Cup of
1838.

Pitt said he only went to have • glue of ale.
Impactor Webb confirmed Mr. Superintendent Havant's
evide•oe, and said ►e band on the various accused betting
books and other &porting snentoranda, and a racing reoort.
George Criss, • constable, said, having received instruc-
Ilona he went to Hatchets home on the 7th of April,
sad saw several betting men there. Hatcher asked
him, taking him fore genthearm's servant, if he was " going
to do anything," and showed him a card of the Chester Cup,
with the odds marked. Witness went again on the 12th
with a person named Tice. There were several betting
men there. Hatcher showed him a list of the Chester Cup.
Tice asked the odds egainet Blackthorn for place, sad was
told by Hatcher 10 to I, and having asked whether be took a
mown, he said he did, and Hatcher having taken
us into • beck room, through a passage, the
hot was made, Hatcher putting it down in a betting
book (produced). The entry wee the one made at the time,
and Hatcher took up the money. Went again with Tice last
night, and asked what he would lay spinet Botany. He
said he could lay so more against that. Tice than asked what
he would lay ageism Saunterer, and he laid 6 to 1 for place.
Hatcher said he would admit making the bets.
The others said they met merely for a glue of ale.
Mr. Bingham said the legislature had said these hopes
were a nuisance. They took money of all parties, sad too
once were the means of inducing servants and apparition to
rob their masters. He should discharge all the others bet
Hatcher, but he felt he should only be doing hie duty la
fining him 601.; or, if that we. not paid, be should go to
prison for three months.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS—This DAY.

Tits Bras/ EA took the chair at 12 o'clock.

A large number of werepmeew nted for and against
theM for legaliaing marriage with a deceased wife's
&biter. General Thouipsoa presented one of the former
petitions from Bradford, and us doing so, said, " The petiuon
would reach from Westminster Abbey to Bradford. Every-
body there wanted to many hie wile's sister." (Laughter.)

MARRIAGB LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Vhoottat BURY moved the almond reeding of this bill, the
object of which is to Liam marriage with a deomeed wifee
Mater.

Mr: BERBBFORD ROPE moved as an ameedment
that the bill be reed a second time this time six months, ob-
serving that the importance of the measure could hardly be
overrated, as it aimed every person in the kingdom, from
the Queen on her throne down to the humblest peasant. The
agreedit of the ones was thin In 1847, a very thin house
to a motion for a oommission, and the oommiesion was
/rented. The commission made • report, but ever since their
report bad been punted it had been treated as a mockery and
• snare, and almost an insult to common sense. Neverthe-
less, a bill passed this house for legalising these marriages,
but the House of Lords tinny Rout. 'The Earl of St. Germans
in a subsequent session introduced another bill into the
House of Lied., but only sixteen peers vot-d for it, and it
never came down to this house. A third bill was brought Into
this house by Mr. Heywood, the member for North Lancashire,
but he did not persevere with it ; and now they had this
fourth bill to dispose of it. He denied that the country
cared for the meson,,. A few petitions had been
presented in Its favour by • few interested per-
sons, but the country generally were quite indifferent
to the pretended grievance whiob this bill proposed to re-
lieve. The fact was the bill had been got up mean attorney's
shop, for the relief of persons who had already violated the law,
or who were reedy to do so when an opportunity offered. The
bill emanated from a hole-end-corner society, called " The
Marriage Law Amendment Association," and the petitioos
presented in favour of It were got up by the paid emisearies
of that insignificant body. The petitions in favour of the
bill were not more genuine, and consequently entitled to no
more consideration, then was the monster one presented some
years ego by the late Mr. Feergus O'Connor. As
regarded the merits of the case itself, ft waa dear,
he said, from the language of the 18th chapter of
Leviticus, that those marriages were unlawful in the eye'
of God; that ought to be conclusive against the bill even
though the majority of the country were favour-
able to it, which they certainly were not. The
people viewed the bill as a measure calculated to
promote immorality, and to disturb domestic ties
which had always been held sacred in this country.
The boo. member then proceeded to show that these mar-
=had been prohibited in all ages by the Christian church.
the Reformation one or two scandalous instant's' oci-
. cowed of the Pope of Rome granting dispenaations fur =oh
marriages, but these dispeamationswere afterwards denounced
by the authorities of the Roman catholic church while the
protestant church of the Reformation had ever held marrilte
with a deceeeed'• wife dieter to be aslawfoL In a meal
1 point of view such marriages were highly objectionable. la
those countries where they are allowed the morals of society
were gradually being undermined by thous ; sad he
firmly believed that if they were legalised in
' this ootmtry sin, vice, and immorality, which, Reaves knew,
were rife enough 'beady, would soon inereme
imagination. The number of these unlawful marriages
had been greatly exaggerated, and he hoped the
house would not allow any of the unreliable statistics which
would, no doubt, be imported into this debate to influence
Its decision on this bill.
The debate wee proceeding when oar report left.

MONEY MARKET-THIS DA Y

TWO O'CiAklk.

A favourab,e tendency is observable to-day
in every department of the Stock Exchange.
Purchases decidedly predominate, whilst few
bowl fide sellers come forward. The hinds
have risen 1 per cent. The government broker
has made another investment. The market for
English rail +ay stocks is sensibly better.
Consols fur money and to-morrow's settlement,
after standing at 87! to t, have advanced to 971
to /. The Three per Cents. Reduced have
been dealt in at 961 to 1 ; the New Three
per Cents., at 961 to 1; the New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents., at 103 ; the New Two-and-a-Halt per
Cents., at 81 ; Bank Stock at 2211; India Stock at
225 ; the New Indian Loan Scrip at 1001; Ex-
chequer Bills, March, at 375. to 40s. prem.;
ditto, Jane, at 355. to 38s. prem. ; India Bonds, at
225. prem. ; and Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Ex-
chequer Bonds, 1859, at 1001 to 1011.
Turkish Six per Cents. are in demand, and have
improved to 981 to 991. A fresh rise has taken
place in Peruvian; and Venezuelan Bonds con-
tinue in speculative request. AU other
foreign stocks are firm, but quiet. Salcs
are recorded as follows :—Datch Four per
Cent. Certificates, 100 ; New Granada Two-and-a-
Quarter per Cent. Active Bonds, 201 ; ditto De-
ferred, 6; Mexican Three per Cents., for acct., 201;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for acct. (May
14), 84, 841, 831; ditto, Three per Cents., for soot., 69;
Sardinian Five per Cents., for account, 91i ; Swedish
Four per Cents., 831 ; Turkish Six per Cents., for
account (May 14), 981, 981; Venezuela Four-
and-Three-Quarter per Cents., for account, 381, 38 ;
ditto, Deferred Two per Cents., 141, 16/.
At Paris to-day (Wednesday), according to Mr,
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter
opened at 69fr. 65c. for the account, showing no
alteration in price, compared with the last quotation
of yesterday.

ARTRII-P MIT Two.
Consols are slightly flatter, at 94 to for money
and to-morrow.

The steamer Wye arrived at Marseilles this
(Wednesday) morning, with twenty-seven passen-
gers
ex the Emea, from Australia.
The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank
yesterday for exportation was 16,0001.
Of the 151,0001. in specie brought by the steamer
Orinoco from the West Indies, &c., 87,3001. is de-
scribed as gold, and 63,70 W. as silver.
The Australian mail announces the shipment from
Australia for this country of 564,0001. in gold, on
board various vessels. Subjoined is a statement of
the total known to be at sea. The aggregate value
is no lees than 975,0001. This is exclusive of the
204,8641. io Australian gold conveyed via Sues,
which is expected to reach Southampton about the
12th inst.

Balled. Period at. Bra. Gold ow baud.
Ounces. Vol..
lotsabold
Ooleroaa Jan. .. Of days .. 19,9 U .. 19.100
RethellBll.l.l9l6—: Yen. 6 .. 87 dam mid .. 101,030
Morning Star
944.42bace Tab. 8 .. db MY. 18,689 .. 10000
itwittsure
Medway
Indemutty . March 6 .. 60 dqe .. 11.130 .. 411,601
Med Jacket . Mardi 9 .. M dage .. 0.234 .. 189.910
Told anew ...... 10,617 41:876.830

According to the Melbourne advice, now to hand
the following vessels were advertised to leave for
England at early dates, viz. :—The Maidstone, Nor-
folk, May Queen, Royal Charter (steamer), Tudor,
and Shooting Star.

A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Christodulo
and Sugdary, merchants, who suspended payment
some months since, was held yesterday. There had
been two or three meetings before, when accounts
prepared by the debtors were submitted,i bat, with
the exception of appointing a committee to examine
these accounts, nothing was done ; it was therefore
determined, with a view to getting an accurate state-
ment of the affairs, to call in the aid of Mr. Weise,
of the firm of Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co.,
who has now submitted a statement prepared by
him. The balance-sheet in question estimates the

total liabilities at 16,8801., ana the assets at 10,8281.,
which, however, are exclusive of the liabilities and
assets of other houses in which Mr. E. Christodulo
is a partner. The bulk of the assets is due from the
other foreign firms. The creditors present recom-
mended that when the creditors of the three other
houses—viz., of E. Christodulo, of Marseilles; Sug-
duty, Sons, and Co., of Odessa ; and Sugdury, of Con-
ortantinople—shall have agreed to accept the offer of
26 per cent. which E. Christodulo, of Marseilles, has
made, the London creditors shall agree to that offer,
and hand over the London assets to a general fund.
Mr. William Bainbridge, barrister, and Mr. Joseph
Fairs, chemist, both of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and
Mr. J. F. Elliott, of Durham, were on Monday for-
mally appointed official liquidators of the Northum-
berland and Durham District Banking Company.
The investigation instituted under the superin-
tendence of Messrs. Quitter, Ball, and Ca, into the
affairs of Messrs. Felix Calvert and Co., the eminent
brewers, has now been completed, and the following
general statement of the position of the firm has
been arrived at :

To sundry sivellSon .

/170,937 13 7

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Falloolel nine of poopoft ......ossjos is 7
Yowl of loins ...... ...-...... MAUI 0 0
Ikall/4 per metes ............/17474 U 1

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10.110 14 11
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weg 104314091194 d Arr. en
MU 977 13 7

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ferweilesef premit
The statement of the private estates of Mr.
Edward Calvert and Mr. Felix Ledbroke is as
sager:

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It will be remarked that the result wiu
entirely upon the accuracy of the eatissatedgett
assets. Were they to realise their estimated value,
the joint estate would ahoy a surplus of 242,6131., a
nun mere than sufficient to comer the estimated defi-
ciency _Mown in the private artistes. It is urged that
the Nffilmmt of the affairs of the house will be

most advantageously effected ander a deed of inspee-
torship, and that all the creditors may indulge a hops
,of being paid in hill, with interest. A forced liqui-
dation, it is contended, would probably lead to mach
sacrifice sod litigation. This is a point for the deci-
sion of the creditors. It will be seen that the
deposits in the hands of these banker-brewers amount
to 328,4361.

On 'Change yesterday bills on Holland, Paris,
and Belgium were in demand, and, u regards the
two latter places, Tether less favourable rates were
current. On the other hand, the quotation for drafts
on Holland has advanced. The current rates are
shown below, viz.:
Amsterdam. throe months, 11.17 to ; do., short.
11.141 to 151; Rotterdam, throe months, 11.17 to 1;
Latour% three months, 26.271 to 821; Hamburg, marts
trace, three months, 13.61 to 7 ; Per* thy* day.
26.2 i to 7t; ditto, three months, 26.271 to 35; Fran
en.the.tteine, three mouths, 1161 to 1; Petersburg, per
three mouths, 241 t, 361; Vleena, So., thmt months,
10.31 to 3 : Trieste, do., three months, 10.32 to 4
three month., 481 to 1 ; Cod's, three mouths, 491
to 1 ; Leghorn, three months, 29.571 to 621 ; true, three
months, 26.50 to 6 ; Naples, three months, 411 to 1; Po-
brow, three months, 1241 to 51 ; Messina, three mouths,
1251 to 1 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 611 to 1; Oporto, 90 days,
611 to 1.
The decrease shown in the weekly traffic Tatum
of the Great Western Railway of Canada is 4,2811.

TtIEIIDAY EVENING.

The funds this morning opened with some dulness,
but soon became stronger, and attained a rise of t
per cent. This improvement was principally caused
by the announcement that an arrangement has been
concluded with the Bank of England obviating the
necessity of issuing in tho open market any Exche-
quer Bonds in lien of the two millions which will be
paid off on Saturday next. The inference, of conrse,lsi
that re-investments must be effected in existing se-
curities. In the afternoon the appearance of the
market was rather less strong, in sympathy with •
slight reaction on the Paris Bourse ; but the elciaiag
quotations were still about 1 per cent. above those of
yesterday. Immediately after the June settlement,
the half-yearly dividend will be deducted from the
quotation of Consols.
From the explanations given by the Chancellor of
the Exchequer in the House of Commons last night
it appears that the Bank take one million of Exche-
quer Bonds immediately, at 31 per cent., and agree
to take the other million towards the close of the
year, upon the same terms, should government need
the money. This explanation only to a certain ex-
tent obviates the objections urged against the
arrangement; the amount could be raised at 3 per
cent in the open market.
The large mass of bills now arriving at maturity
appear to be well met, and the money market
remains as easy as before. At the Bank to-day the
applications were to a moderate extent, bat in the
open market first class bills are freely discounted at
to 21 2l per omit.
Console, which closed yesterday at 971 for money
and next Thursday, opened this morning at 971 to
$, advanced to 971, " sellers," and closed at 971
" sellers." For the 3rd of June the last price was
971, " buyers." The " continuation " was quoted
3-16 percent. The official business report is as
follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 971,
1,1; ditto, for account (6th May), 971, 1 ; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 96/, 961,96 ; New Three per
Cents., 961, 96, 961, 961; Long Annuities, expiring
in Jan., 1860, 11; Thirty Years Annuities, Jan.,
1860, 11, 1 16-16; Thirty Years Annuities, April,
1886, 18 6.16, 181, 181 ; Bank Stock, 223; India
Stock, 2221; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer
Bond., falling payable in May, 1869, 1001, 101 /
New India Four per Cent. Loan Debentures, 1001,
1001 ; ditto, scrip, 104, 1001. India Bonds, 18..
prem.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 37.. to
40s. prom. ; and the June at 345. to 37.. prom.
The foreign stock market was more active thais
late, and very firm. Venezuelan Bonds were in great
request, owing to the hopes excited by the over-
throw of the wretched government of Menages, and
were last marked 381. There was also an active
demand for Peruvian Bonds, at a considerable ad-
vance, consequent upon news that the President Cas-
tilla has stormed Arequipa, the stronghold of the
insurgent chief, Vivanco. The engagement is des-
cribed in the Panama Star as " one of the most
sanguinary ever fought in South America," the
loss on both sides being estimated by that
journal at over two thousand killed, whilst
the city was filled with wounded. However,
as Vivanco is stated to have retired to
it is presumed that the revolution is at an end.
Turkish Six per Cents. were quiet, closing at 961 to
1. The Guaranteed Four per Cents. may be gamed
1041 to 1. Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Buenas
Apes Deferred Bonds all met with inquiry.
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar Bonds
were also officially marked 671 (exchaage 45.).

MINER-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLeaL

The mining market to-day is very quiet, There
are inquiries to a moderate extent for the stocks
lately enumerated, but very little business has been
dose, and prices present no alteration of importance.
In the Stock Exchange no transactions whatever are
officially reported.
The shares of the General Mining Association
have met with some business at 18 to 18i. Imperial
Brazilian have been dealt in at 2. Other foreign
descriptions are inanimate.

TUESDAY EVENTRO.
In the mining market to-day the principal basi-
nful was in shares in Wheal Edward, East Basest,
Providence Mines, and West Par Consols. The
alteration in prices is not of importance, but, upon
the whole, rather more business is going forward.
East Wheal Rummell and Wheal Edward sham were
rather more offered.

Foreign and colonial mining securities remain
quiet.
At the meeting of the London and VimMlan Gold and
Copper Mining Company, held to-day, M. Hopped van
elided a director of the company.

COMMERCIAL AND MARIETS.

MAME-LANE-THIS DAY.

TM wheat trade in Mast-Ism was dull this mandeg ; MI
arose line the by odes toads were at about th• seise el
IC--vhot. The sow filawia will 21/41:7m. lia
inelling sums is drawing to • tii• algae
seek needs, fa Woe ; sad with arrivalsog d
griodlog awl tilidiliag qualities those disteiptioas von
easier to peebus.
Oak glib geed supplies sapportad lliterlay's quotation,
Dom sod pose ilevote.
rib /IISSIVAiII DM IMIDOIk FLOM we. _ 1
iiiii ig.;:iii: slaw nat. - iii6b. us Q..

WINCING-LA2111.--TIEL6 DAT.
&roan —ones',The public Wooers gesponingasillig al Awe
yesterday's which la *set Instmees dewed dewed
mom of 6d. on Friday's nwriney. Warn tida
to 675.
Coma.—Plantation Ceylon of good and inequalities sold
at • MOM admince; low middling to good, 66.. to 6%4 impo-
rter, TU. to Ws. Native Chien good ordinary bought in st
40s. to 60s.
Tza.—The market is steadyat yestorday's Mesa
Coosa has doolinsd le. to 7.a.
istaintan.—The &mod hes biome Ilistisd, awl sass
meld not be made without givisubLey yeissa
Coonntw. sold at about Id.
Corron.—These was a loryosspeostadm dememireMedely
Memos, sad 1.700 boles sold at • shads mivallom
In other sends@ no nwirrial dessetiss. IMMO issnality
lave inoreasei contains*.

TALLOW MARIET.—THEI DAT.
Tito min* is steady lathe subjoined ispimilmin
bars T.C. gut the agog, 64a. 8d ; Mayjall Jim
July aril Awe*, Ma. 34. ; Oat gad Dia, Va. I, K.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Ni.... Patimoba sad dlohlt mot that an iletti
vary kw, at kb priesa.

Li=Lbalsbip at the atareh Nrissicieary Col-
boo blooms math by the theliothies of the
Nor. C. F. C gisteribo boa been preethled to tea
tory of Hothrooke,