The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULARS.

Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon the greatest pos-
sibleexcitement prevailed in the immediate vicinity
of the catastrophe. The chief object of the crowds
assembled around the Rouse of Detention appeared
to be to witness the removal of the prisoners in cus-
tody to the police court ; but in this respect they
were disappointed up to the time above stated,
for, with the exception of the prison van,
conveying "Colonel' Burke to Bow-street, which
was guarded by a numerous escort of mounted
police and ten extra officers inside, there was no
important movement from the prison gates. In
the course of the morning the governor of the
prison despatched Superintendent Gernon to
Scotland-yard for the purpose of consulting Sir
Richard Mayne as to what course should be adopted
in the removal of the prisoners, and in the
meantime the Under-Secretary of State and seve-
ral of the county magistrates visited the house
to consult with the governor on the same subject.
At the time when our reporter left, no deci-
sion had been arrived at. In the ordinary course the
case would be heard at the Clerkenwell Police-
court ; but it is believed, although Sir Richard
Mayne would not give a definite answer to
inquiries, that the prisoners will be taken to Bow-
street late this afternoon. Visitors were strictly
prohibited from seeing friends within the gaol to-
day. The following notice was affixed to the
entrance of the building :
"No prisoner has been injured by the explo-
sion. ho visitors to prisoners this day. —Dec. 14,
1867."

Shortly before 1 o'clock the lady-in-waiting to the
Princess Christian drove up to the prison in a cab,
her object being to inspect the work of destruction,
and glean any information in reference to the suf-
ferers that could be obtained.
In inspecting the terrible effects of the
explosion the question has arisen whether
it was possible for a barrel of gunpowder
to produce such an amount of mischief ; but
military men on the spot reply in the affirmative.
An officer from Chatham expressed an opinion that
100 lbs. of gunpowder would be quite suf-
ficient to produce such fearful consequences.
A portion of the barrel was found this morning on
the top of a house in Rosoman-street, at a dis-
tance of 120 yards. It is of solid oak and three-
quarters of an inch in thickness.
A detachment of the 2nd battalion Grenadier
Guards from the Tower, under the command of
Captain Johnson, is now stationed on guard
in the prison, and the exterior of the place is pro-
tected by police, most of them well armed,from the
various divisions.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF DAMAGES.
Captain Shaw, the chief of the Metropolitan Fire
Brigade, in making hie return to the Board of Works,
merely states that the eogines and firemen were called out
owing to an alarm being raised by an explosion at the
outside of the Rouse of Detention at Clerkenwell. Re
enumerates none of the houses injured, but the rollowing
losses have been officially returned by Mr. R. W. Fnefield.
surveyor to the Royal, and Mr. White the assessor to the
County fire offices :

CoRPORATioN-LANE.
No. 1 %. Mr. Jones, retired tradesman—Premises seriously
damaged, and furniture for meet part destroyed by force
of explosion.

Ditto, Mr. Caper, warder et the House of Detention—
Farnitare destroyed.
No• 1. Mr. Harvey, confectioner—Premises and contents
partially destroyed.
Fo. 2. Mr. Tibbey, French polisher—Similar damage.
Ditto, let out in tenement.—Furniture destroyed.
3. Mr. Tinnock, warder in the House of Detention
—The lower part of building much shaken, the furniture
severely injured by explosion.
Dm., let out in tenements—Furniture destroyed and
windows, with roof, seriously damaged by expiation.
No. 4. Mr. Green and other oceupent•—Houne completely

gutted, the front and side walls seriously damaged by ex. '
losion. No fire.

No. 3a. Let out in tenements--Furniture destroyed and
building partly destroyed. Some persons are missing
from this house.

Ditto, Mr. Thompson—Furniture destroyed and par-
lours greatly damaged. Some of the inmates severely
injured and removed to the hospital.
No. 5, ditto. Mr. Young, packing-cue maker.—House
much shattered, and contents partly destroyed.
No. 6 ditto. Let out in tenements--Similar damage.

No. 7, ditto. Mr. Bennett, watch finiaher end jeweler.—
Premises and contents slightly damaged by explosion and
dirt.

No. 11, Mr.Waters.—The whole of the furniture broken.
and the windows, with the roof, destroyed.
The Bell Tavern, the Red Lion, the Skinners' Arms,
sad the John of Jerusalem Taverns have the large pen-
dant lamps outside the buildings blown to atoms, the
plate-glass in bar window. and also in the upper part of
each building demolished, and the stock in bottles greatly
damaged by breakage.
Woodbridge-street, Seckford-street, St. John's-lane,
and other by-lanes have similarly suffered to the number
of about 20.

An official information of the deaths of Willsam
Clutton, Mrs. Hutchinson, and the little girl named
Abbott, was received to-day by Mr. Serjeant
Payne, coroner for the City' of London ;
that functionary ordered a jury to be
assembled at St. Bartholomew's-hospital to hold
an investigation into the circumstances of the out
rage at 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning next

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF BURKE

AND CASEY.

DOW-STREET POLICE-COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
.. .

Notwithstanding the additional interest which
might have been supposed to have attached to the case of
Burke and Casey in consequence of the disastrous attempt
to rescue them last evening, there was rather less crowd
in the street, and at the entrance of the corn., and cer-
tainly less exhibition of excitement in anticipation of the
examination of those prisoners this morning, then on
former occasions. There was indeed a crowd of some 203
or 300 persons in Bow-street opposite the court, and a few
small knots of Fenian sympathisers hung about the street
corners and the bars of public houses, gossiping over the
one engrossing topic of the explosion. Even amongst
these there was general tone of reprobation of the wanton
villany of an outrage so ineffective for its purpose and so
terribly destructive to the unoffending.
Burke and Casey were brought up in the van (which
was well gunrded) at an early hour, and locked up in the
cells of the court. At ten minutes to 12 they were plac-
at the bar before Sir Thomas Henry, who s►t specially for
the purpose, the ordinary business of the court being
taken before Mr. Vaughan at the board-room of the Strand
Union, No. 6, Bow-street.
As on the former occasions the prosecution ww. conducted
by Mr. Giffard and Mr. Poland, instructed by the solicitors
to the Treasury.

Upon the prisoners, Rickard Burke and Joseph Theobord
Casey, being placed at the bar,
Dr. Kenealy said that before the case was gone into any
further he must ask lsave'to make a statement of the rea-
sons why he felt bound at this stage to withdraw from the
position of counsel for the defence. When originally in-
structed the case presented itself to him under features
that gave him great reluctance to appear, but he was so
earnestly solicited by the primoner's friends that
he consented to do so, beliel.ng th►t when
so solicited counsel ought not to refuse to ac-
cused persons the best assistance in their power to
give ; and, therefore, though his own sympathies were
entirely opposed to those of the persons who were sop.
posed to be favourable to the prisoner., yet he con-
sented to undertake their defence, and would have
fought it to the end, doing his best for the
prisoners, with the utmost impartiality he could
exercise as to difference of views. But the dread-
ful proceedings of last night had so influenced his
mind that he could not bring to the case that attention
which a counsel ought to devote to the cause of his clients.
When a party in a cause or his friends retain counsel there
is at least a passive understandiag that the law is
to regulate their conduct, and that all proceed-
ings are to be conducted under the sacred arbi-
trament of justice, and in its holy temple, and if
that compact is broken counsel have no right to appear.
He did not intend to impute that the prisoners had any
complicity in the crime of last night, but he could not dis-
guise from himself that those who instructed him may
be probably supposed to sympathise with that outrage, and
that it was their duty to satisfy him that they were not
concerned in that act. As they had not done so he must
commit the defence of the prisoner to other bands. If
(added the learned doctor) prisoners will have counsel
they must not have recourse to violence. If violence is
used they can not have me, at least, for their counsel.
Before retiring from the court he thought it incumbent
on him to say that, notwithstanding the misrepresenta-
tions which had gone abroad, nothing could exceed the
fairness with which the proceedings had been conducted
by the solicitors and counsel for the crown, and the readi-
ness which had been shown to afford all documents and
information which were necessary for the defence, even
when of such a nature that the crown were not bound to
supply them.
Mr. Norton was about to address the court, but

Sir Thomas Henry said be had understood Dr. Honesly
to speak for Mr. Norton as well as for himself, and he
must say that the sentiments expressed by the learned
doctor did him much credit.

The prisoner Burke regretted deeply that such an oc-
currence should have taken place as it seemed to brand
him as a criminal before the court.

Sir Thomaa Henry maid he understood that wai die-
claimerL

Burke went on to say that he was deeply grateful for
the kindness and consideration be had hitherto received
from his legal advisers, who, be felt bound to say, had
acted without even a retaining fee, nor had he any com-
plaints to make of the prosecution. But he must protest
against any imputation that any part of the re-
sponsibility of what occurred yesterday or any
previoas day should rest on his shoulders. He
had his own character to vindicate, and he intended to do
so solely by lawful means, and not by any method that
would bring on him humiliation, or injur►, or leave him
unprotected, as he stood now. Thanking the learned
counsel for what he had done for him so
far—him and the crown—for kindness and courtesy, he
' should, as one wholly ignorant of law, endeavour to obtain
the best assistance he could for the future.

Mr. Giffard had no objection to an adjournment if the
prisoner desired it.
Sir Thomas Henry said the prisoner had not applied for
it himaelf, nor could he be prejudiced by the examination
of witnesses, which could be lead over to his counsel hue-
after.

William Day deposed—l carry on business at Birming-
ham, and am of the firm of Day and Mercer. In Decem-
ber, 1805, I saw the prisoner Burke. I saw him first on
December 19, 1865, at my office in Birmingham. I had the
letting of 64, George-street-parade. He said he was
desirous of taking the house, and I asked him for what
purpose. He said that he represented • mercan-
tile house in New York, and be wished to open there
remises as a branch house. He maid he bad branches in
Paris, Manchester, and Liverpool. I believe he told me
he wished to open business for purchasing guns, and for-
warding them to America. The rent was 251. • year. I
asked for • reference of respectability, he said he could not
get one in Birmingham. s■ be was • stranger ; but he could
give me plenty of references in Paris, Liverpool, and Birming-
ham. I think he also said Edinburgh. Hegave me no refer-
ence, and I told him I should require the rent paid in ad-
vane. He readily consented, and paid me for it at once.
He gave the name of Charles Edward Winslow. A memo-
randum of agreement was made. The one produced was
the one prepared. It is signed by my porter, and by
Winslow. It is signed Edward C. Winslow. It is dated
19th Dee., 1865. It states about the rent being 251., not
about its being paid in advance. First two quarters paid
in advance on quarter days. The second quarter I re.
ceived the rent from him personally. He was then in
possession of the house in George-street-parade, on that
agreement. I think I saw him once in that house—the
day after signing the agreement. It may have been other
times, but caul be sure. I saw his name on the sine plate
as commission agent. I saw on the 20th of December a
person in his compacy, and I think I saw several other
persons, to). I did not take notice. I went
over the premises with Winslow when possession
was given. Ido not believe there were any bottles, jars,

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RHILARKS.

A serious disturbance of atmospheric premiere is reported
this morning, which did not commence to show Itself last even-
ing. The decrease at Nairn is six-tenths of an inch, at Valentin
nearly three-tenths : while in the Sit, of England It is of very
slight extent. At Helder and at Rochefort an increase has oc-
curred, and the ditto-Tepee between the pressures at Rochefort
and Nairn is nearly nine-tenths of an Inch. Temperatures have
again risen, A high wettelly Wind blew last night at Nairn.
Winds on our western coasts have hitched to the south-west.and
are strong in the south of Ireland. Half an Inch of rain fell in
an hour last night at Valentin: rain is also reported from places
in the North.

A French man of war hu been anchored for
the last few days in Portland roads.
The first India mail steamer under the new con-
tract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company will
leave Southampton on the 29th of February next.
. .

The L Plata, with the West India mail, is ex-
pected to reach Plymouth on Monday.

At Wareham, in Dorsetehiret prime legs of
mutton are selling at 50. per lb. and shtulders at sd.
per lb.

_
Rertch is, it appears, says the Army and Navy
Gazette., to be the new Russian Sebastopol. The govern.
ment has given orders for immense works to be erected
there, and our readers who served in 1855 against the place,
will remember how admirably adapt. d the place is for
defence, and how completely it will Axe AS3V and atone
foe the loss of ibbastopoL The foundations of the batte-
ries sa I earthworks will met nearly belt a million roubles
to begin with. This is a checkmate to the Treaty of Paris
of 1856.

LAW INTELLIOKNCE.
(THIS DAY.)
COITRT OF APPEAL.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
TH. UNITED tITATES r. M'RAE.
The Lord Chancellor pee judgment to-day in this
appeal by the plaintiffs from a decision of Vice-C'hancellor
Wood. In the semi below it was held that the plea of
the defendant of an act of congress declaring forfeiture of
property of persons holding aloe or agency under the
Confederate government was a bar to the discovery and
relief ht by the plaintiffs against Mr. Wllae as an
agent in d of the Confederate States. The bill
alleged that in 1861 divers persons, subjects of the United
States, rebelled, and having established a pretended
government posed themselves of certain monies and
goods part of the public property of the United States,
and that the defendant, in his capacity of agent,
was now in possession of some of the said goods, which
ought to be handed over to the plaintiffs. The plea of
the defendant set forth section 5 of the Act of Coopess,
1862, which declared the forfeiture in question, and
averred that the discovery asked for would expose him to
the forfeiture of property which he possessed in Alabama.
His lordship, after a careful review of the facts, said that
under the peculiar circumstances he could not distinguish
this case in principle from one in which a witness
was protected. He thought the well-known rule
applied that no witness was compellable to answer
any question which had a tendency to expose
him to a criminal charge. penslt7. or forfeiture. In the
case of the Bing of the Two Sinion v. Wilcock', which
was in some respects similar to the present, it had been
held that the defendant was bound to answer; but in
that cue there was nothing before the judge which fur-
nished the least information as to what the foreign law
was on the subject. In the present instance, the exact
nature of the forfeiture or penalty was precisely known,
as the plea set fm th the act of Congress relating to it.
The United States ha% ing come to our courts must be
subject to the roles of evidence obtaining in them. He
was therefore of opinion that the plea, so far
as it was a bar to disc ivory, must be al-
lowed. It had been contended that if the
plaintiffs were not entitled to discovery, their right
to relief must fail ; and the Vice-Chancellor had held that
the plea was a bar to the relief sought ; but he (the Lord
Chancellor) was at a lou to understand why the plaintiffs
should lose their right to have an account. They were not
seeking a double remedy for the name thine, but they put
forth distinct claims and demands for different things.
The court would allow the plea as to the discovery, and
overrule it as to the relief, leaving the defendant at liberty
to put in a voluntary &newer.
Sir R. Palmer, Q.C. Mr. G. N. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr.
Wickens for the United States.
Mr. W. N. James, Q.C., Mr. Marten, and Mr. Benja-
min for the defendant.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Bomminsioner Winslow.)

The debtor was a smack owner, carrying on business at
Great Yarmouth. Efe bad executed a deed of assignment
on the 20th of April, which was afterwards duly registered,
and an application was recently made on behalf of
Mr. Snell, also of Great Yarmouth, smack owner,
a creditor appearing and submitting to the jurisdiction of
the court, for an order that the trustees of the
debtor might account for and pay over to him certain
monies which they had received and still retained in their
hands. Mr. Snell, it appeared, was the owner of the
smack Emerald, and the debtor Clarke was the owner of
the smack Welcome, which two smacks came into collision
in the month of November, 1566, the result being that the
Emerald was lost. Mr. Snell afterwards obtained a bill
of exchange from the debtor payable at three
months by way of compensation, and on the 20th
of Aril the bill arrived at maturity and was dishonoured
upon presentation. In the month of May following the
debtor, without the direction of the trustees, sold the
smack Welcome by public auction, at Bremen, for 225/.,
and after paying a mortgage upon her and other expenses
he paid 1081. 76. 2d. to the trustees. The question
was whether or not Mr. Snell was entitled to a lien upon
the Welcome or the proceeds was argued by Mr. Knight
who appeared in support of the application, and by Mr.
Barley for the trustees under the deed.

Mr. Commissioner Winslow now gave judgment at some
length. After a full consideration of the whole fact* his
Honour came to the conclusion that this court could not
give Mr. Snell the advantage of a maritime lien by order.
ing the trustees to pay hica the fund, and the motion
would be dismissed with costs.

SHOCKING SUICIDE OP A Dzsrirura HAN.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner,
held an inquiry at the Black Boy Tavern, Whitecross-
street, St. Luke's, respecting the suicide of Charles Haynes,
aged 55 years.
The body of the deceased was viewed by the jury while
it was lying in a miserable room at No. 25, Reform-place,
St. Luke's. The ease created great interest, in conse-
quence of the deceased, who bad all his life been an inha-
bitant of the parish of St. Luke's and a tradesman in •
good way of Mutinous, being compelled through reverses, to
apply for parish relief.
Mrs. Anne Haynes, • paralysed woman, who had to be
assisted into the court, said that the deceased was her hus-
band. He was a toy whip maker, but he lost his business
and became destitute. On Wednesday he applied for re-
lief and they told him to go into the stone-yard and break
stones.

Coroner—Did they tell him to break stones?
Witness—Yes, and in two days he earned 2d. All his
life he lived in the parish, but he only once asked for as-
sistance before. That was three years ago when he tied
broken his thigh. On Thursday afternoon I came into
the room, and found him htoging by • rope to • nail in
the walL He was quite dead. Other people then came
in. and he was cut down. We bad two children living
with us.

Hanab Thompson, 2, Little Galway-street, said that the
deceased was her father. Whoa he was in business be
never made less than Be. a day. When he became desti-
tute witness tried to assist him, but she could do very little
for she was a widow, with three children, and she only
made Is. a day. The workhouse people gave him 24
for picking oakum. Her mother mistook oskum-picking
for stone-breaking, for her mind was affected by illness.
He told the parish people that the landlord was going
to turn him out of his room for non-payment of
rent, and they said, " Tbat is nothing ;" and be
said, " But they will take my things." (An old
bed, a fender, a broken chair, and a few pieces
of crockery were all the furniture that was in the
room.) The parish men replied, "If your things are taken
you can turn yourself about. We will give you a shilling,
and you can buy more coals.' Neither he nor his family
had enough to eat. He said he would go into the
workhouse if they would take him in. On Wed-
needay night be said after he got the 2d. for
the day's work, " I shall do something, for it would be
better for me to be in prison than lead the life I'm lead-
ing." Witness beliqued that he committed suicide through
distress of mind, caused by destitution and the want of
pariah relief. . . . .

Dr. Yarrow proved that the deceased's death had re-
sulted from self-hanging.
Mr. Thomas William George said that he was relieving
officer of the parish of Bt. Luke. The deceased had ap-
plied to him on Wednesday for relief. He stated that he
could get no employment. Witness said, " Are you able
to work ?" and he replied " Yes." " Then," said witness,
" I will find you employment," and he sent him into the
work-yard, where be picked oakum.
Coroner—How much did he make?

Witness—Twopence.
Coroner—Was that all he got for a whole day, to sup-
port himself, his wife, and two children
Witness—Yea.
Coroner—That's working with a vengeance.
Witness—His application was for relief, and we gave
him relief.

Several jurors—Twopence!
Witness—l heard sod saw no more of him after
the next day. Re then again applied to me, and I
gave him another order, but he did not use it. It wu for
oakum picking. I did. not visit his home. forl'm sorry to
say I have not time to visit all cues. There are people
in the yard who make Is. 3d. a day. I did not pay the
deceased the twopence.
The Coroner having summed up, the jury asked
whether the deceased had been offered the house or asked
to come into it.

Mr. George replied that he was not.
The jury, after • abort consultation, returned a verlict,
"That the deceased banged himself through temporary
insanity, brought on by want, and through not being
supplied by the parish with neoessAry relief."

It is stated (says the Staffordshire Advert jeer) that
the new Bishop of Lichfield will, shortly after his con-
secration, visit his former diocese in New Zeeland to
make certain necessary arrangements there, but that he
will previously bold an ordination in this diocese. It is
understood that the new bishop intends to reside in the
Episcopal Palace at Lichfield, the lease of which has
lately fallen in ; and that the affairs of the diocese will,
in his absence, be administered by one of the colonial
bishops now in England.
The meetings of Scientific Societies for the
ensuing week are :—Monday, Asiatic, 3 ; Royal Academy,
B.—" Sculpture," Mr. Westmacott. Tuesday, Engineers,
B.—Annual General Meeting ; Statistical, 8. —" Uni vaulty
of Cambridge," Mr. Heywood. Wednesday, Society of
Arts, B.—" Future Development of Marine Boiler," ht.,
Kr. Bu-gh ; Geological, B.—" Parallel Road, Glen Roy,"
Sir J. Lubbock ; "Geology of Formosa," " Coal in Eastern
Hemisphere," Dr. Collingwood ; Literature, 8. —" Works
attributed to Shakespeare," Dr. Ingleby ; " Proto-Chaldieen
Cylinder," Mr. Core. Thursday, Linnean, B* Fee sio
coocisse t," Dr. Hooker ; " Japans'. Pines," Mr. Jaokson ;
" Myet teem," Mr. Bentham. Chemical, 8. —" On the
Freezing of Bismuth and Water," Mr. Alfred Tribe;
Royal, 84 ; Antiquaries, R.

MONEY MARIET.-(THIS DAY)

Ors o'Clsoas.

Owing to the announcement of the diabolical
Fenian outrage in Clerkenwell, the markets for
public securities are Hatter. There is no disposi-
tion, however, to sell to any large extent, so that
the reduction in prices is neither general nor im-
portant. Consols have declined u per cent., and
railway stocks 1 to J. Foreign Bonds, however,
are steady. Other securities, including colonial go-
vernment debentures and banking and financial
shares, are quoted/the same as yesterday. The
dealings, on the whole, are upon a very limited
scale, as usual on Saturday.
In the discount market the supply of money has
increased, but the lowest rate for bills is 1/ to 2
per cent. Short loans are obtainable in the Stock
Exchange at 1 to 1/ per cent.
Consols are quoted 921 to /, ex div., both for
money and the account (January 7). The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.
are at 921 to /, being / per cent. lower.
The railway market is flat, but, with the excep-
tion of Great Northern, which is / per cent. lower,
the reduction in the principal stocks does
not exceed 1 to 1. The quotations are as follows :
Metropolitan, 1151 to 1 ; Great Western, 441 to
; London and North Western, 1151 to 1; Mid-
land, 111/ to 1121 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231
to 1241 ; Caledonian, 751 to / ; South Eastern, 68.1
to 4; Great Eastern, 311 to g; Great Northern,
logi to 110} ; ditto A, 1111 to 1121 ; London,
Chatham, and Dover, IN to 19 ; North British,
331 to 1 ; Brighton, 521 to ; Berwick, 994 to
100} ; and York and North Midland, 94 to 95.
Turkish Bonds of 1865, and Greek, have declined

per cent., but Spanish New Three per Cents. and
Italian of 1861 have risen 1. Other stocks are un-
changed. Annexed are the prices :—Turkish of
1862, 611 to 621; ditto, of 1865, 334 to J,; Greek,
121 to 13 ; Spanish Passive, 25 to 1 ; ditto
New Three per Cents., 351 to 361 ; ditto Certi-
ficates, 190 to e, ; Italian of 1861, 450 to
Egyptian of 1864, 85 to 96 ; and Mexican, 151 to
161.
American securities are steady, at the recent im-
provement. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 711 to
725 ; Erie Railway shares, 481 to ; and Illinois
Central, 891 to 901.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares exhibit a fresh
rise of 2s. Gd., viz., to 181 to 191, and Atlantic
Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference are tirm at
400 2.
The transactions in bank shares show a prepon-
derance of sales, and prices are dull. London and
Westminster are called 69 to 70 ; Union of
London, 351 to 361, being 10s. lower; Alliance,
111 to 101 dis., showing a decline of 10s. ;
Imperial Ottoman, 1 to d dis. ; London and
County, 54 to 55 ; and Oriental Corporation, 42
to 43.

International Financial and General Credit
shares have declined 2s. 6d., the present price
being 2i to 24 dis. London Financial are at 224
to 214 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 61 to 6i, dis.
In connexion with the fortnightly settlement in
shares and foreign stocks, the failure of a broker
in the Stock Exchange is announced to-day, but
his liabilities are understood to be moderate.

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Union Bank of London will be held on the 15th of
January, for the declaration of a dividend.
A special meeting of the London and Australian
Company is called for the 16th of January, for the
purpose of receiving the final accounts of the
liquidators.

Two o'Ctocx.
Console are unaltered, at 921 to ;, ex div., both
for money and the account.
The drawing for the Peruvian sinking fund is
to take place on the 2nd January, the bonds
being repayable at 100 on the Ist of April.
Confidence is given to holders of this stock by the
knowledge that the guano sales last year resulted
in a sum of between 500,000/. and 1,000,0001.
sterling to the credit of the Peruvian government
after payment of the interest and sinking fund of
the foreign loans.

At Paris the rate of discount in the open mar-
ket is 1} per cent. ; at Brussels, 2 ; at Hamburg
and Frankfort, 2} ;at Amsterdam and Berlin, ;
at Vienna,4 ; at Turin, b ; and at St. Petersburg, 8
per cent. With the exception of Paris, therefore,
the rates in nearly all the continental markets are
somewhat above those current here.
The half-yearly dividend due the Ist January on
the Montevidean Six per Cent. Loan of 1864 is ad-
vertised for payment in due course. Messrs. P. P.
Maui and Co., the agents, announce that they will
be prepared on the Gth January to purchase, on
presentation to them, "at the current market
value," bonds to the extent of 12,0641., being the
amount of the sinking fund.
The Nineveh has arrived from Sydney with
38,0001. in gold ; and the Cuba, from Boston, with
3,5001.

Owing to a diminution in the demand for the
Continent, and to the expectation of arrivals from
Mexico and New York, the prices of bar silver and
Mexican dollarshave declined id. perounce, viz., to
6s. d. and 4a. respectively.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
quoted almost exactly the same as on Tuesday.
The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 12.1 ; ditto, short,
11.181 to 11.191; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.05 to 12.1;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.32,5 to 25.371 ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.32..1 to 25.371 ; Itazubarg and Alton, 3 m0nth5,13.94 to
13.91 ; Berlin, Cologne &0., 3 months, 6.261 to 6.274 ;
St. Petersburg, 3 month's, 311 to 311 ; Paris, short, 25.10
to 25.20; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 iPrankfort.on-the-Maine,
3 wouths, 1201 to 1201 • Vienna, 3 months, )2.30 to
' 12.40 • Trieste, 3 months, 12.30 to 1240 ; Madrid. 3
months, 481 to 483 ; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 484; Cadis,
3 months, 49 to 484 ,• Seville, 3 months, 49 to 48; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 48i ; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 483 ; Bar-
oelons, 3 months, 484 to 481 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 484 to
433 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 413 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Genoa, 3 months, 28.75 to
29.0 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Palermo, 3
months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.75 to
29.0 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 511 to 61/ ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 114 to 011.
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The aggregate traffic returns of the Caledonian
Railway for 19 weeks show an increase of 13,C90/.
over those for the corresponding period of last year,
but the weekly return now issued presents a dimi-
nution of 1,139/. compared with the same week of
1866. It was remarked that the half-year's ac-
counts of this company, to the 31st July last,
showed earnings less by 20,0001. than those indi-
cated in the published weekly returns—that is to
say, instead of the receipts being on a
par with those of 1866, they were 20,0901. under
them. When such mistakes occur it is not sur-
prising that the fact of a decrease now appearing in
the returns provokes the suggestion of some pos-
sible interference by the committee at present
sitting. Considering the general position of the
Caledonian Railway traffic, the expenditure of
450,0001. on rolling stock in two years appears to
be very difficult, indeed, of defence.
The half-yearly meeting of the East Indian Rail-
way Company is called for the 21st December.
The next general meeting of the shareholders
of the London Joint Stock Bank will be held on
the 16th of Jaruary, when a dividend will be
declared.

A general meeting of the Para (i'as Company
(Limited) is called for the 20th inst., when a
dividend is to be declared. The meeting will be
made special, to authorise the directors to issue
shares " to bearer " in respect of any shares that
are fully paid up.
The creditors of the Continental Gas and Water

' Company (Limited) are required to send the per
ticulars of their claims by the 23rd init. to Mr.
E. P. Rowsell, the liquidator.
Another petition for the winding up of the
Western Insurance Company (Limited) is to lee
heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 2121
inst.

Annexed are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given en
the Stock Exchait4e list of last evening :

Imsnranoe—Atha, g; Commercial Union, 4$ to $ ;
Eagle, 7 ; Indemnity Marine, 116 ;• London, 46 ; Loam
and Provincial Marine, 1 946 to t Thames and
Marine (Limited), 41 to 1346 ; Union Marine Li
(Limited), 81 to ' • • Universal Marine (Limited), 3$ to
Gaslight and doke—Bombay (Limited), 4$ • City eg
' London A, Zls to 3. City of Moscow Gas, 111; Unit
Certral. 121 ; Invests! Continental, 921, 31, div.;
South Metropolitai. 70 ; Westminster Chartered (Mao)
; Western, 14.
Docks—East and West India, 51.
Water Works—Berlin, 13; Grand Junction, 78.
Canals—Grand Junction. 77.

FRIDAY Evszinga. .

Consols, which closed yesterday at 93, sx div.
for the 7th January. opened this morning at dm:
seine quotation, and closed at 9n to 93. Fee
money the last price was 92 to 93. The Thre•
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cent&
were quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to 93. The offing
business report us as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 52k, 3, ex div.; ditto, for account,
92k, exdiv. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 93, 2k,
3 ; New Three per Cents., 92k, 3, 21, 3 ; Bank
Stock, 242, I India Stock, shut ; ditto Five pee
Cent., 1121, 11k, ex die. ; ditto Four per Cent.,
hall, k, A ; ditto Four per Cent. "aniseed
rupee paper, ; ditto Five per Cent., IU4,
: ditto Bonds, Si.. to 68s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was again
offered, and was last marked 111 k, ex div.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 28s. to 31s.
prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

01t2 o'CLOOK.

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The mining market is quiet to-day, and shame
are unchanged, with the exception of a decline is
Wheal Basset and Chiverton Moor, which are
now quoted 75 to 80 and 511 to 51, respectively.
West Chiverton arc at 64 to 66 ; West Caradan,
to 12 ; North Crofty, 2# to ; West Greet
Work, nto Great Sonth Tolgns, 225. 6d. to
255. ; West Kitty. 14s. to 16s. ; North Chiverton,
41 to ; Prince of Wales, 495. to 50s. ; and East
Lovell, 81 to 9.
In the market for foreign and colonial mining
shares Don Pedro and Port Phillip are firmer—the
former at 21 to iprem., and the latter at 14 to
St. John del Rey are called 56 to 58, ex div.;
Anglo-Brazilian, par to I prem. ; Pestarena, dim
to par ; Chontales, 1 to Oi die. ; Roma Grande,
7-16 to 9-16 ; par to prem. ;
United Mexican, lit to 1 ; Frontino and Bolivia,
to 1 ; Central American, if to dia. ; and Anglo-
Argentine, tog prem.
The subjoined report on the metal market is
from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszcn and
North :

The metal market continues without improvement, and
those who have orders to execute can generally obtain a
concession upon the quoted prices bars
have been offered at 5/. lOs. for very good make in Wales.
Rails are steady. Staffordshire iron, at the low prices
more buyers have come forward, and the market is steady.
Scotch pigs have fallen to .7.25. 9d. cash sellers. Copper.—
The market is without chants. In Chili •laree business
has been doing at ii9f. to ,0/. English rem►ns dull.
India sheets at 714/. to :W. Tough, nominally 75/. to 71iL
Tin is a trifle weaker, a parcel of about 100 tons Straits
being reported on the way back from America, but time
export business continues good, and the consumptive die.
wand fair. We quote Straits, 89/. to KW. lOs. Banes.
'.03/. English tin steady. In Holland the price keeps Ale
at 541 f. Tin plates without change, prices still in buyer's
favour. Lead is very dull, 19/. for good English pigs ;
L 8,19/. 10s. Spelter, Hat.—Silesian has declined to
23/. I2s. tkl. for London delivery. Specials.—Outporls
quite nominal, 21/. to 211. Ss.; V. and S., aff. 55.; Belgian.

[For today's Shan List ses page 4.]

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(111 TELEGRAPH.)
(nom otni OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The market continues rather easier. The sales foot up
about 10,000