The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

TUE EAXUESS, SATURDAY MN/NG, DECEMBER 15, 1866.

/111Ti'LMGIEMM,

&dock last night he saw the defendant at the top of the
Haymarket, surrounded by a crowd of persons. The de-
fendant, who was drank, had taken his luggage to the
White Bear Tavern, Piccadilly, but had been turned out of
the house. The defendant had been about the place for
five hours, and had seized hold of two respectable females
arid moused them of robbing him, but although they were
both hurt by the defendant they refused to charge him.
The defendant addressed the magistrate at considerable
length, stating that he had abstained from drink for six
months, but was yesterday overcome a little through
some friends who had been to the Apiculture' Hall.
was a solicitor, and the member of a good and respectable
family. He would admit being overcome but did not
consider that he had been guilty of any disorderly con-
duct. His luggage we, still at the White Bear.
Mr. Knox told the defendant that if he had disgraced
himself as the defendant had done he would not have
dared to open his lips in court. The defendant said he
was a member of a respectable family and a solicitor, and
that being the case he ought to show an example to the poor
creatures who were so often placed in a similar position.
He would ask the defendant whether he considered his con-
duct fitting a decent respectable man. The defendant had
not only disgraced himself but the profession to which he
belonged. Had the defendant been one of the miserable
creatures he was in the habit of having brought before
:th
rso
tnm he would have imposed a light fine, but e pe n
he defendant's position the matter Te was l/ di • fferent,
and the defendant would have to pay 40s. or go to prison
for a month.

(THIS DAY.)

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY

COUNCIL
(Present—Sir J. W. Co'vile, Sir E. V. Williams,
and
Sir It. T. Kinder,ley.)
IMPORTANT JUDO NT.-COMMITMENT FOR CONTZIIPT HT •

COLONIAL ratulatsurr.
This was an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of
the Island of Dominica, by the Speaker (Mr. Doyle) and
the members of the Lower House of As embly of Dominica,
to set amide a judgment obtained by Mr. Geo. Cbaa.
Falconer in an action for assault and false imprisoumeut.
A verdict was obtained'for 3701., and the present appe.tl
was to reverse the decision, and the question
raised was an important one, as to the power
exercised by the British parliament over its mem-
bers. Mr. Falconer was • member of the House of
Assembly, and in a debate, on being called to order by the
Speaker, Mr. Doyle said to him, ' Who the devil ore
you ? You are a disgrace to the house." He refused to
apologise, repeated his language, and was not only re-
moved, but detained three days in the common gaol, and
for his detention obtained damages. The question was,
had the house exceeded its duty by the imprisonment. The
Common Pleas held it had, and hence the damages which

were appealed against.
Sir James Colvile pronounced an elaborate judgment of
their lordships. The question was most important, and
after reviewing the power vested in houses of associates,
held that the right to move for contempt and to punish
for contempt were two different matters, and if both
powers were required laws might be passed, but in Domi-
nim there was no such law, and therefore their lordships
directed that the judgment of the court below was right,
and dismissed the appeal with costa.
Judgment accordingly.

EQUITY COURTS.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)
IN RE THE NoWOONO TEA COMPANY.
Mr. Beggsllay, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins appeared in
this matter in support of a petition praying an order to
wind up this company. When the matter was before the
court on a former occasion, Mr. H. B. Ince, who appeared
for Mr. Barry, M.P., asked that the petition might stand
over, to enable Mr.ltairy to meet cei;ain charges contained
in it, and affecting him. A vet/ long affidavit had been
filed by that gentleman, and it was now asked, on beha
nd
ff
of the petitioner, that the petition might again sta
over, to enable the petitioner to answer the affidavit of
Mr. Barry.
Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. H. B. Ince for Mr. Barry,
said that by his affidavit he had most aatisfacterily
disposed of all the charges contained in the pethe
ti-
tion. That being so, and having regard to
fact that the directors of the company had,
by abandoning their posts, prevented its affairs from
being carried on, Mr. Barry had been advised—the charges
against him being completely refuted—that a windies. ng If
-up
order would be most advantageous for all pal a
counsel for the pettioner did not now ask for a winding-up
order, they, exercising their discretion on behalf of, and as
representing Mr. Barry, would DOW pray for such an order.
Mr. Druce appeared for some of the shareholders in the
company ; Mr. Southgate, Q.C.,Whitehorne ap-
peared for other parties.
Mr. Baggallay said that if his learned friends were
willing to take a winding-up order now, be should not
object, or consider why they took it.
Lord Hominy made a winding-up order accordingly.
RR THE LONDON OFFICES COMPANY (LIMITED).
A. petition for the winding-up of this company by the
court was ordered to stand over to the next petition day.
Mr. Southgate, Q.C., Mr. Cracknall, Mr. Locock Webb,
and Mr. Brooksbank were the counsel in the matter.
RE FREDERICK SYMONS AND COMPANY (LIMITED).
In this case there were two petitions for the winding-up
of this company, which was one for carrying on the business
of a wine merchant, formerly carried on by Mr. Frederick

are chiefly southerly and
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is very high. Bar .inetric
but aoitiuues unsteady,
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LIBP.ADY COMPANY (LI.IIITED).-(THIS DAY.) I MONEY ila RA z. a.• -
--e.-- -....---
The annual meeting of the shareholders was held
at noon, at the Langham Hotel, Portland-plans; ; Mr. vas o'oWClff.
Rstirna, managing director, presiding. There is less demand for English government
The following report was,
presented: securities, but the improvement which took place
. yesterday in Consols is fully maintained. Home
The directors beg to lay before the shareholders the
accompanying statement of accounts for the year com-
mencing on the lit day of November, 1865, and ending on 1. railway stocks showed firmness at the commence-
the 31st day of October, 1866. It will be seen by the . utent of business this morning, but are now flat,
balance sheet that there is a sum of 2,659 a las. lid. re-
sales being
maiming, after the payment of all the current expenses 1 again pressed by the speculators for
for the year. The directors do not intend to propose the 1 lower prices. Foreign bonds have been very little
payment of any dividend on the present occasion, but .
they have great confidence in believing that, when the the variations are not important.
. dealt in, and
paws are carried out which they are now making, they'. The other departments of the Stock Exchange are
will be enabled to do so in future years. It must be borne I exceedingly inactive, and quotations generally ex-
in mind that the present arrangement with the managing i
director did not colac into effect until the commencement Ihi no movement.
of the year ; and that it has taken till now to develop the \ The Stock Exchange settlement being over,
scheme for reducing the heavy working expenses, so that
the company is only just beginning to profit by the the money market is quieter to-day. There is a
change. When the managing director took office be I fair demand for discounts, however, for a Satur-
bad to contend against the prejudice created in the 1 day The general rate for choice bills is nto 4
mind of the public from the opposition raised by some of i •
the shareholders, who have persistently endeavoured to I per cent., but occasional transactions have taken
depreciate the property of the compsny. This prejudice .
place at 31 The charge for short advances on
has now, however, been entirely overcome, and the direc-
tors have no hesitation in saying that the subscribers were English government securities is 3 per cent.
never better supplied with books than they are under the Consols are now quoted 88-* to 2, ex div., for
new arrangements. It must not be supposed that the 1
directors have altogether escaped the influences I money, and 882 to le ex div., for the account
of the almost unexampled crisis through which the corn- I (January 10).
mercial world has so recently passed. The weekly receipts Russian scrip is inquired for, and has advanced
were affected for 1101/10 few months ; but the business il ,
now steadily recovering. The directors have effected most ; per cent., viz., to ito 11 prem. Spanish Passive
impel taut changes during the year. They have reduced Bonds have also improved fe while Turkish of
the current expenses by more than 2,000!. per annum • or
about 40/. per week. Thi
n, too has been done with- 1865, and Mexican have declined to the like extent.
out impairing the efficiecy of the staff. The busi- I Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 58 to 59 ;
ness has been, in fact, carried on in a much more ditto of 186.5, 324 to 2 ; Greek, 13g to i ; Spanish
satisfactory manner, and with fewer bands than previously. ..,, i
Commodious and convenient premises have been taken in rassive, 201, ; ditto Certificates, 13g to i ;Italian
Welbeckatreet, which are excellently adapted for carrying of 1861, 55i1 to i ; Mexican, 18i to t.
on the country branch of the business ; and the directors
have retained the front premises in 25, Pall-mall, as a American securities show no movement of im-
West-end Branch. By this a•rangement they have con- portance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 71 to 71i ;
siderably reduced the rental of the company, whilst, as Erie Railway shares, 47 to 474 ; and Illinois Cen-
before stated, they are able to execute more work e:th a
leu number of hands. The business wan, chiefly, carried tral, 77)2 to 78.
on at Pall-mall in underground kitchens, which were Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
extremely inconvenient, amd injurious to health.
The directors have introaucted a new and excellent Sys- per Cent. Preference shares are quiet; the former
tern of supplying books under the "Direct Delivery Regu- are called 15,7, to i, and the latter 34 to g.
uoted 211
lations," and by means of cheque-order books are enabled International Financial shares are q
to give the largest possible amount of satisfaction to sub-
scribers through the local agents, in both town and coun- to 2al die. ; London Financial, 194 to 1811 die. ;
try. They have received a number of letters from sub- General Credit, 2;1, to 2i des. ; Credit Foncier,
scribers, expressing their entire approval of the plan, and
stating the supply of books is perfectly satisfactory. 5.':,' to a die. ;National Discount, 9i to 2 prem. ;
The company's business in the city is progressing most
satisfactorily, as well as that at Pall-mall. The directors m
and Hudson's Bay, 16A to a.
J. Thomson, T. Boand Co.ha co . nar, O. AO =-
have lately taken excellent premises at Briebton, in the '
King's-road, and close to the new pier and the Grand nounced the payment of thealf-yearlydividend due
Hotel. They are happy to say that this branch is also on the lst January on the Peruvian Four-and-a-
very successful. The directors regret that owing partly
to the prejudices before referred to, awl to the late Half per Cent. Loan of 1862 ; also ontheFive per Cent.
financial crisis, they have not been enabled to place Consolidated Peruvian Loan of 1865. The fourth
as many of the debentures of the company as
]calf-year
they could have wished. They trust, however, that ly redemption at par of bonds amounting
the remainder will be taken up during the next few to 269,2001. will be drawn on theloan Ist
redeemedmonths.
January,
months. A new edition of the 'Monthly Circular,' which making
total amount of this
is highly appreciated by the subscribers, has been issued,
and a copy sent to each shareholder. In accordance with 1,038,100!.
the articles of association, two of the directors. Major Far-
rell, R.A., and the Rev. George Fielding, M.A., retire by
rotation, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-elec-
tion. the auditor', Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle,
and Evans also retire, and, being eligible for re-election,
offer themselves accordingly.".
The balance sheet was as follows:
Capital account. -Dr.: To capital account, subscribed as
follows, on 16.5,55 privilege shares, leaaraia ; on 20,645
preferential shares, 20,643 e, together, 37,2301. ; less calls
unpaid, 915/. 14s. 9d. ; leaving, 36,314!. as. 3d. To de-
bentures, 1,1001. ; to loans, 3,460/. ; to sundry creditors,
including bills payable,2d. ; to balance s per
profit and loss account annexed, 2,6.19/. 19s. lla. ;a
ttal,
- 46,5571. Ba. 4d.
to Cr.: By lease, fixtures, furniture, ace 1,464/. Os. 21. ;
s purchased since 31st October, 18115, 361/. l 3
s. ral., to-
.- gether,l,62a/. 15s. 7d. ;by preliminary expenses, 1,359.
19s. 9d. ; less amount written off 20th December, 1841,
100!., together, 1,293/. 19s. 91. ; by library purchases,
balance 31st October, 181.3, 39,961/. 13e. 10d. ; less
amount written oil 20th December, 18eaa 2,954/. 163. 71.,
leaving 37,010/. 175. 31.; books purchased for library and
fur sale account from Ist November, 1815, to :31st October,
1866, less discounts, ac.., 4,743/. 6s. 4.1. ; together,
41,7:41. 3s. 71., less consi-n ment, 162/. Bs.; leaving
41,5911. 15s. 7.1. By sundry'debtona including balances
held by agents, 1,3221. 19s. 51. ; by cash at bankers',
5221. Dia. :-total, 46,557/. es. 41.
" Profit and loss for twelve months ending 31st October,
1166.-Dr.: To expenses of management, viz.: Advertising
:dad printing, 1,0162/. 193. 3d.; postage and carriage,
461/. 2s. 3d.; travelling expenses, 77/. ss. 21.; rent, rates,
tales, insurance, gas, and coals, 8.-41. Bs. 2d.; salaries and
wages, 2,6621. 3s. ea.; miscellaneous expenses, 9391. 12s.
71; interest, 267/. 18s. 51.; estimated expenses of
shareholders' privileges in lieu of dividend, ff 9!.
ss. ; balance carried down, 3.92a1. lOs. 2.a. ;
total, 10,512/. 10s. rid. ; to commiesious, 7 651. 16s. 3101.;
to directors' fees, six months, to afth April, 186 G, 2.-)
ba-
;
to gratuity to Mr. Henry Fowler, as agreed, 250/. ; to
lance craned d0wn,2,659/. 19s. 11d.; total, 3,92 a/. 16s. 21.
Cr. : By balance as per last statement, 5.0e0/. 95. 4d.-lees
____---e-•-•-. written off, viz :-Depreciation of stock, one year to 3lst
October, Isaa, 2,9541. 16s. 7d.: proportion of prelitninary
HAMPSTEAD HEATH.-The following correspond- cxpenses, one year to 31st October, lnrk:l, 1:10/. ; dividends
ence has recently teken place :-" Hampstead, December 6, for year ending 31st October, ISGa, sl7/. las.; directors'
1866.-Dear air,-My neighbours, as well as myself, much fees for year ending :Bet October, larai, 5001., making
regret that you should have commenced building on the 4.372/. 10s. 7,1.-687/. 18s. fel. By subscriptions from fat 1
Heath. Several gentlemen interested in the matter met November, 186 a, to the 31st October, 184:4. B,...tist. 1
Last night, and were advised that the only course open to 10d. ;by estimated subscription privileges at a per cent.
them was an
re to law. I can assure yuu that they on 16,585 privilege shares, mere as_ makina 9067/.
will do this wall reluctance, as they have no hostile feel- 17s. 1011. ; by book rules from Ist Novemher, 1560, to :31st
ings towards you, and it would give great mei general satire October, Deal, 756/. 145. 1•1.--total 10,3121. 10s. ea. ;by
faction in this place if you would consent to stay all pro- balances brought down, 3,925/. 16s. ?a. Balance brought
ceedings and obtain a legal decision on the real or stie w 6591. 1101. Ild.
posed rights of yourself and the copyholders by an amicable The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
suit. In this manner a long and cowl
litigation, as well and balance-sheet, counneucea by referring to the late
as much irritation, may be avoided. Believe me your very financial crisis, and to its bearing on the affairs of the corn.
obedient servant, J. GURNEY HOARE. To Sir Thomas Pans. The directors bail, he SRO, battled through their
Maryon Wilson, Bart." Reply.-" Charlton House, Dec. difficulties, and ho believed that before this time next
7, 1866.-Sir,-Takr3 your own course -I am, air, your year the concern would be in a most flourishing condition.
obedient servant, Trieste,: Marries: Wussoe." He had devoted himself entirely to the service of
THE SEIZURE OF THE WAR STEAMF.R IN TIIE the company, and having 3,000 shares himself,
of course he felt deeply interested in the result. If the
order AI-.-C FRIDAY.-1R accordance with an
reductions had been commence•l earlier, instead of a
order to that effect received at the dockyard yesterday the
war steamer Bolivar, which was seized in the Medway a balance of 2,600/. they would have one of 4,i)00/. The rental
few days since, on the supposition that she has iu some was reduced by one-half, an gathe businesa cam'ed on in
a manner that was thoroughlyisfactory to the subscrilers.
way connected with the Fenian conspiracy, has been re- ,
fhe might, lie believed, look forward to a goal season.
leased from custoay and handed over to the authorised
parties appointea to receive her. From the inquiries in- One of the largest houses which had left thern had re-
ce,n t come back to them• and they Dual large orders from
stituted respectin,g her the statement made by her core- A Y r and New Zealand. If they cola.' only go on I
inanaer, Captain Little, that the Bolivar was one of three .'stra 'I.
vessels built in this country under the sanction of the without internal disagreements he had no doubt ae to the I
future
government, for the United States of Columbia, has been
found to be perfectly correct, and hence the o, der that she In replying to questions from Mr. Ellits.
The CHAIRMAN entered into details connecter) with the I
should no longer be detained. The Bolivar still remains in
the eledway, where she will complete fitting for Yen. She removal from Pall-mall to Welbeck-street in order to show
is a number of hands short, but these will doubtless be that the expenses of rent and taxes had been thereby
reduced by about one-half. He also stated that the
picked up during her stay in harbour. surplus books, for which there was not sufficient room
DE.STRUCTIVE FIRES IN YDRKSHIRE.-Yesterday in Welbeck-stree' t, were stored at the Pantechnicon at a I
morning a very destructive fire occurred at the naumfac- cost of not more than 10s. a week.
taring village of Stanningley, near Reeds. The woollen A SHAREIVIIIIER wished to know what was the arrange-
mill belonging to the Providence Mill Company was all but ment made with the managing director.
completely destroyed. One of the company, Mr. Roberts, The CHAIRMAN said his arrangement with the company
alone lost 2,000 a worth of wool. The number of fires that I was that he was to have hell after the dividen.l was
have lately occurred in Yorkshire, especially in the woollen
districts, is remarkable, and their frequency is certainly . pRi,l. AB there was no dividend paid this year he got
nothing. He hart been working for love. tie liked the
1
without parallel in that part of the country. . business and Omuta be sorry to see it go down. As regarded
Seventy-one South London tradesmen were fined the dividend, he was willing to guarantee it to any share-
at a
po special session at Nevrington thi week for havine in hobler for the next ear ovalea he would undertake
their ssessiou unjust weights, scales,s and measures. The ;to give him any surplus there might be.
black list comprised 17 licensed victuallers and beer re- , Mr. Eeitres moved the appointment of a committee to '
tellers, 10 chandlers, 19 bakers, 11 butchers, 3 coal and investigate the affairs of the company and report to a '
potatodealere, 9 grocers and cheesemongere, 1 ham and future meeting. I
beef-shop keeper, and 1 fishmonger. The fines inflicted . Another SHARF.HOLDER neeonded the motion.
amounted to 131/. Ifs. 4d.-S• London News. 1 Mr. Moon, a former director. deprecated the passing of
The scenes nightly enacted in the open railway such a motion, eepecially after the chairman's offer to
arches in the parish of Christchurch are disgraceful in the anerentee the dividend for the next year. (Laughter.)
extreme. The other night the inspector of nuisances aisco- He, for one intended to accept that offer, and no doubt
vered fifty persons of all ages and both sexes huddled toae- others woula do the same. He hoped the motion would
ther in one of these places, and the sight then presented , be withdrawn.
was enough to cause even a City missionary to quiver. ! [The meeting was proceeding when our report left.]
Decency and morality were being outraged in the most - - .aa-'7".!
flagrant manner, time occupants of the arch behaving more I
like savages than English men and women.-Sauth London : Yesterday, after a protracted trial in the Court
Press. of Conunon I'leas, Dublin, the jury gave 2001. damages
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.-The traffic re- • roil costs against Dr. Linawort, a schoolmaster, for ex-
ceipts of railways, in the United Kingdom amounted, for , .
cessive punishment of a boy named Payne.
the week ending December 8, on 19,711 miles,
to 664,826/., and for the corresponding week of last year, ,
The Lircrpool Mercury of to-day reports a shock-
on 12.482 lace last evening near
miles, to 648,1621. showing an increase of ing occurrence which took p
207 miles, and of 16,664/. The gross receipts on the fol- • the Queen's Channel Bar, resulting in the al-
lowing fourteen railways amounted, in the aggregate, •
on 9,173 miles to 561,5421. and for the correepona most complete wreck of the Whitehaven steamer Queen,
la
week of 1865 on 9,034 miles, to a 59.627/., together with the death of one of her crew, and, it is also
showing an increase of 139 miles, and of 10,915/. teered, the loss of some of her passengers.
The increase on the Great Eastern arnounted to 971/ ; . Four handsome drinking fountains are about to
on the Great Northern, to I,okaa/.; on the Great Southern
placed in the streets of Bournemouth, in Hampshire.
and Western, to 577/. ; on the Lancashire and York-
shire, to 4,1201. ;on the London end Brighton, to 1,3931. ; ALARM IN JERSEY.-The island of Jersey has
on the London and South Western, to S5ll. ; on the this week been greatly excited by current reports apropos
Manchester, Sheffield. aud Lincolnshire, to 1,24 G/. ;on of Head-centre Stephens, whose arrival Gn Monday by
the North British, to 65.9/. ;on the North-Eastern, to steamer from St. Maio, his capture, and imprisonment in
'1,431/. ;on the South-Eastern, to 511.-total, 13,394/. Fart Regent were for some timethoroughlycredited. Ame-
But from this must be de ducted 09/., e de- rican gold to a considerable amount was changed at some of
Use Caledonian ; 404!. on 6 theth Great the hanks on Saturday. and thus excited no small degree of
crease on
Western ; 151/. on the London and North Western ; suspicion. Detective officers are in the island, and the
and 1,315/1 on the Midland, leaving the incresue as military
at on the qui vire. It is thought not un-
above, 10,915/. The goods end mineral traffic on likely that Stephens may attempt to make his way to
those lines amounted to 353,6307., and for the cones- England by St. Maio and Jersey, as being least likely to
ponding week of 1865 to 345,106/., showing an increase create suspicion. The whole of the island militia have
of 8,524/. The receipts for peuengers, naecels, isa r received notice tobe prepared for assembling at a moment's
amounted to 207,9121. against 205,5211., showing an in- notice, the rammons to be three guns fired from Fort
crease of 2,391/. Vie traffic receipts on 52 other lines Regent. The excitement was io torso a
subdued on Wed-
amounted, on 3,567 miles, to 103,2841., and for the corres- nesday by, the discovery that telegraphic communication
pending week of last ye&r, on 3,486 miles to 97,531/., with the island was intercepted. The line crosses from
showing an increase of 81 miles and of 5,7'491. The total Pliccareatay, on the north side of the island, to Piton, on
receipts of the past week show a decrease of 20,322/. as the French coast, and rumour is busy &sorbing the cessa-
eenn=rl with those of the preceding week, ending the lion of communication to Fenian agency by the breaking
Ist of the cable by a vessel employed to drag across ft.
. . • ..-
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Two O'CLOCK.
Consols have advanced i per cent. since I
o'clock, being now quoted BSi to 89, ex air.,
for money, and 89 to 1„ ex div., for the account.
The distrust manifested by the public in home
railway stocks has now reached a point at
which it seems desirable to urge the exercise of
discrimination, for, though companies in weak
credit will probably bo embarrassed, or
mulcted in a higher rate of interest on
the renewal of their debentures, the position
of most of our great railways is still sound, and the
effect of the present crisis will be to place the
finances of all of them upon a stronger basis. It may
also be pointed out that the present quotations in-
clude six months' dividend.
The fourth half-yearly dividend on the Monte-
videan Six per Cent. Loan is advertised to be paid
in due course by Messrs. Maud, M`Gregor, and
Co., at the London and Westminster Bank, and
the sinking fund of 10,0601. will be applied in the
purchase of bonds on the sth January next.
The Mexican dollars by the steamer La France
were sold yesterday at 45. llid. p ounce, showing
no change. A purtiun were takeer n for relining and
the rest for the continent.
The steamer Massilia is expected to reach South-
ampton on Tuesday next from Alexandria, with
438,0211. in gold, of which 361,0081. is from Mel-
bonnie, and 77,013/. from Sydney. There is no
demand for bullion for exportation, and the whole,
it is anticipated, will he taken to the Bank.
On Change yesterday afternoon the only altera-
tion worth mentioniw, was a further rise in the
rates for bills on Aust'ria. The usual lint is sub-
joined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.19/. ; ditto, short,
11.16 to 11.17 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.40 to 25.45 ; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.84 to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, &c., 3 months. 6.251 to 6.26 A;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 3to 301 ; Paris, Abort, 25.15
to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 21.40 ;
3 months, 23.37/1 to 2.5.42 ; Frankfort-on-thl 3.3-MaZiine,
3 months, 120 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, to
1:3.35 ; Trieste, 3 months, 3.35 to 13.35 ; Madrid, 3
m onths, 471 to 47A • Santanderl, 3 months, 48 to 47t ; Cadiz,
3 months, 48i, to 48j; Seville, 3 mouths, 48k to 481; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 4g A ; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 48 ; Bar-
celona, 3 months, 481 to 48:1 ; Bilboa, 3 months, 47t to
47 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 48 to 47i ; Leghorn, 3
months, 27.25 to 27.30; Genoa, 3 months, 27.25 to
27.30 ; Nap des, 3 months, 27.23 to 27.30 ; Palermo, 3
months, 27.25 to 27.30; Messina, 3 months, 27.25 to
27.30 ; Lisbon, 90 dap' date, 511 to 511; Oporto, 90 days
date, 511 to 511.
At Paris, Frankfort, and Brussels, the rate of dis-
count in the open market is 2 per cent. ;
and Amsterdam, ri ; Turin, 6 ; Hamburg,Vienna
Berlin, 3i ; and St. Petersburg, 7 per cent.
It is stated that arrangements were completed
yesterday for carrying on the business of a large
firm in the East India trade, whose difficulties have
been currently referred to since Monday last.
Mr. Win. Alphonse, of Newgate-street, importer
of foreign goods, has suspended payment. The
liabilities are upwards of 10,0001. Messrs. Love-
ring and Minton, accountants, are instructed by the
creditors to prepare a statement of affairs.
The liquidators of the English Joint Stock Bank
(Limited), Mr. C. F. Kemp and Mr. H. Chatteris,
have ?arranged to commence paying, on the 15th
January next, a further dividend of 4s. in the
pound, making, with the former dividend, a distri-
bution of 12s. in the pound. Due notice of the
mode of application will be sent to each creditor.
An order was made yesterday by the Court
of
of
Chancery for the payment of a second dividend
ss. 4d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank
of London, which will be payable at the office of
the official liquidator, No. 17, Tokenhouse-yard, on
21. The
Thursday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec.
present distribution makes a total payment thus
far of 12s. inthe pound. Mr. J. E. Coleman, official
liquidator of the Bank of London,
dhend as issued a
oned re-
port, which refers to the divi menti
above. Accompanying this report, Mr. Coleman
h a very complete and lucid
has put fort
statt of the affairs of the bank.
Amongemenst other matter he gives a state-
ment of the liabilities of the bank on the 26th
May, 1866, together with the several sets off and
reductions which were effected up to the date of the
declaration of the first dividend, and also another
statement showing the realisation of the assets from
the 26th May to the 26th November. The matter
afforded is unusually copious '
and must therefore
be regarded with satisfaction alike by the creditors
and the shareholders.
In the Court of Chancery yesterday, on the coming
on of the petition for winding up the Anglo-
Italian Bank (Limited), the petitioner's counsel
wished to withdraw his clients' letters which
intimated their intention to withdraw the
II
petition, and he desired the petition to
stand over. Sir R. Palmer, for the bank, o
ng
b-
li
jected to this, and insisted upon the petition bei
argued or withdrawn at once. After some in
he
ef-
fectual attempts to obtain an adjournm
and the
ent, ttitioner's counsel withdrew the pe
,tition,
Vice-Chancellor made an order that he should pay
the bank's costs.
The meeting of the Panama, New Zealand, and
Australian Royal Mail Company was held yester-
day. The chairman (Mr. Eden Colville) drew atten-
tion to the remarkable regularity with which the
steamers of the company had performed their
voyages, especially considering the distance run.
The New Zealand mails have been delivered in a