The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

MONEY AND SHARE MARKET.

SYDNEY, Nov. 10.
The share market during the past month has been very
quiet, and transactions have been confined principally to the
shame of the colonial banks and instinct* companies, which
securities have maintained their prices., and, in some instances,
are a little firmer. Union Bank shine have participated in
the decline in price in London, and are now quoted at &U.
per share ; Coal and Copper shares are dull of sale, end
the latter has been sold at a decline of 1 to 24
per oast. The Bank of New South Wales held their half-
yearly meeting on the 28th of last month. The report, which
was vary saUs , was unanimously adopted. The profits
of the hall-year, ending the 30th of September, amounted to
81,6911. Os. 2d. A dividend at the rataof 20 per oent. per
anntuUwas declared,and the reserve fund was increased by the
sum of 9,80 U. 12e. 3d., and now amounts to 160,0001.; and
the new account of profit and loss was also augmented by
the sum of 3,681 Os. 4d. to 6,104146 e. 6d. Mr. F. Tooth was
elected a director, and Mr. Thomas Walker as auditor, in the
room of Mr. Robert Tooth and Mr. James billion, jun., who
, both retired by rotation.
Money is tighter, but there is no alteration in the rate of
discounts which have ruled throughout the year. Govern-
, mast debentures are very dull of sale, and the amounts ad-
vertised for (60,0001.) have not been tendered for at prices
which the government felt justified to accept. The treasurer,
in his financial statement last week, proposed issuing EX..
chequer Bills to meet the demands on the government for
carrying on public works. Whether this description of se-
curity will take with the public is very questionable, and
will doubtless have the effect of farther depressing the Go-
vernment Debentures, which are now difficult of sale at 974.

WRECK OF TDB CATHISLVII ADAMSON, WITH

A LOW OP TWENTY-ONE LIVES:

(From the Bydee3r Ifertrief Herald, Nov. 10.)

Early on Saturday morning, pot. 24, Sydney was
thrown into a state of conaiderable excitement and alarm.
The loss of the ill-fated Dunbar, with so many familiar
friends and acquaintance/ gone in her total wreck, but nine
weeks previously, was still fresh to memory and most me-
lancholy to contemplate. And now the Catherine Adam-
son, the queen ship of Anglo-colonial vessels, is lost also. We
all her the "queen ship" because she has beaten all other
sailing vessels in her run home. She left this port on the
26th of last Much, and landed her mail on the 68th
day. The time from leaving Sydney on that oocaeion until
her return and fatal disaster was lau than seven months.
Bbe was on her third voyage, en Aberdeen clipper, of 886
tons, and was commanded from her launch by Captain
Stuart, a man of greet satergy sad perseverance, and who,
we regret to hear, bas lost by this catastrophe the hard yam-
Ina of a busy and industrious life.
FASSENGERS LosT.—Mr. Loathes, Mr. Ramsay, Rev.
Jacob Joan, and two servants.
Fifteen of the crew lost, including second officer, and
Pilot Hawks. _

- iises:6ns SAVED.—Rev. Mr. Shaw, Mr. Blair, Mr.
Wilson, sad two servante.
Mr. Ladles was the brother of Mr. Leathea, the secre-
tary of the London and Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance
Company.
The Rev. Jacob Jones, a Congregational minister, had
accepted an invitation in connexion with the New South
Wales Home Miasionary Society. He was pastor of the
Independent church at Melksham, near Bath, and for Mx
years wee a student at Spring-hill College, Birmingham.
Mr. Ramsay was the second brother of Mr. Robert
Ramsay, of Darling Downs.
Mr. Pilot Hawk= we regret to say, has left • widow
and four children. He arrived in this colony the 26th of
September, 1838, as chief officer of the Lady Fittherbert.
Aft-wards he commanded several English and colonial
vessels, and finally, fur the last four or five years, has filled
with considerable credit one of the poste of pilot at the
Sydney Heads. _

•A
oOroner's j after a protracted inquiry, have re-
turned the folio g verdict .—" That the death. of the per-
sons named in this inquiry were caused by an error in judg-
ment displayed by the late Mr. Pilot Hawke, in attempting
to bring in the ship Catherine Adamson into harbour during
the unfavourable state of the weather at the lime, and that
through that error the lives were lost. The jut), would re-
mark that it is their impression that the late Mr. Pilot
Hawke'', boat's crew should sot have left the ship whew
they did without the orders of their employer, thereby
rendering themselves censurable. They also think that scene
further efforts should have been made with the lifeboat to
save, if possible, more lives of the late passengers and crew.
It is with great pleasure the Jury now avail themselves of this
opportunity of expressing their bleb same of the very prate*.
worthy manner in which both Captain Creer, of the steamer
Williams, and Mr. Pilot Robson acted in rendering their
services to aid the Catherine Adamson with crew and pas-
sengers in diatrese."