The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1867.

DETTLNG LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

THE LaNGTON BANK.

HALF•PAST Two O'CLOCK.

A large attendance, and a great amount of butting
on the I:rand National. The feature of the day was the com•
ng of Sliangarry, who speedily advanced from 33 to 19 to 1.
the laat•named price being accepted to win a good sum.
shake peare remained in much the same position as on
S.aurdry ; King Arthur was not backed 'for much, nor was
Fan nor Corte' win. Another new favourite was Gelavre,
who was lucked pretty freely at 20 to 1 ; Columbia and
Surrey, the former favourites, were quite in the back-
ground, the first-named at 33 to 1, and the latter at 100
to 1. The closing prices were as follow :

MEETING OF CREDITORS.—(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANLEY, MONDAY.
At a meeting to-day of the creditors of the Long
ton Bank. Mr. A. Hake, cealowner, offered to take the
entire estate, pay the cads, and guarantee a dividend of
tn. in the pound. The offer was unanimously accepted.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

The rep,rt of the directors has just been issued,
It nay,:

LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL.
0 to 1 agat Shalispeare (t and o)
11 to 1 Shangarry (t and o)
12 to 1 Kiug Arthur (t and o)
100 to Curly'yin (t and o)
100 to i Fan (off)
2!) to 1 Genievre (t and off)
20 to 1 Globule (t and off)
al to 1 Tennyson (t)
2'! to 1 Globule (t and off)
20 to 1 Astrolabe (off)
25 to 1 Dermot Aetbore (t)
2.1 to 1 Doctor (t and off)
25 to 1 Silver Star (t)
25 to 1 Little Frank (off)
100 to Columbia (t and off)
100 to 3 Despatch (t and off)
100 to 3 Thousastown (off)
al to 1 Lightheart (off)
100 to 1 Surney (off)
2.1 to 1 -- Dlr. Studd's lot, bar Shangarry
(t to T. 01.)

_ ,
" The receipts and expenses of the Vale of Neath Rail-
way being. now for the first time embodied in the accounts,
the proprietors will be unable to institute, from the
printed statements, the usual comparison of the revenue
account of the last half-year with that of the correspond-
ing peripl of 1866. The following statement will, how-
ever, show a fair comparison of the two periods, including,
in both cases, the receipts and expenses of the Vale of
lieath line :

in- De-

THE FIRE AN)) LOSS OF FOUR LIFER IN THE
BOROUGH.-ANOTHER DEATH.

INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning at 10 o'clock Mr. W. d. Payne,
the deputy coroner, resumed at Guy's Hospital the inquiry
into the origin of a lire at No. 19, White-street, Borough,
by which Mary Anne Toomey, aged '29 years, and her two
children Michael and Elizabeth Toomey lost their lives.

The evidence taken on the hat occitsion went to prove
dint a fire broke out at No. 19 White-street, at four
o'clock on the morning of Monday, the 2ith ult., and
the whole house was destroyed in an hour. Mn.. Toomey
leaped from a second floor u:ndow with a baby in her
arena. She, as well as her daughter Elizabeth, subse-
quently died in the hospital from their injuries. Her
son Michael was burnt to death in the building. The in-
quiry was adjourned until to-day in consequence of a coin-
, mumeation being noel° to the coroner att." dieting the
outbreak of the fire to the act of an incendiary.
Mr. Condall, the coroner's officer, said that the infant
child of Mrs. Toomey had expired in the hospital this
(Monday) morning from the effects of the injuries which
she had received on the day of the fire. Its name was
Ellen Toomey, and it was seven months old. The deceased
was the Natty that was in Mrs. Toomey's arms when she
leaped from the second floor window.
The Coroner said that he should resweer the jury, and
all the evidence that bad been already taken in the other
eases would then apply to thatone.
The jury wen• accordingly resworn.
Mr. Rigby, solicitor, appeared to watch the came on
behalf of Mr. Tootney, and a gentleman from the office of
Mr. Monday, solicitor, represented Mr. French. Mr.
Howard was present on the part of the Royal Society for
the Protection of Life from Fire.

The Coroner ordered all the witnesses in the cue to
leave the coin t.

Michael Toomey, the father of the deceased children,
was then called. He said that his daughter Elisabeth was
burnt in the fire. He did not see any person sitting on alma.
He saw a box thrown from a window. That caused Ellen's
death. It fell on his child. (The witness here became
quite ovzireome by his feelings, and burst out crying and
walked over to the wall of the court and leant up against
it.) He continued, and said—No one can feel for my lost
family as I do. The children could have been saved.
The witness Ilurrowes recalled, said that he had six
children. He saved them all by getting them out of the
secondloor window at the back of the house. Witness did
nor see anything that oocuned in the front of the house
during the lire. The back door was never locked at night.
Any person could have entered the house. Witness had
never heard any stranger in the house at night. The door
was left on the latch at night. There were 18 peoplealeep-
ing in the house.
Wheatley, fire-escape conductor, recalled, said
that Mr. Toomey had made is mistake. about the box. It
was not thrown out of the first-floor window. It was car-
ried out of the shop by a man during the tire. That man
was dressed. Witness did not see his face. He was in a
stooping position. Witness did not then know that the
box hail been thrown on the child. The shutters were
all down at the time.

A juror mid that the wanes' was mistaken. The shut-
ters were not down. He was there at the time. No man
could have come out of the shop at the time.
The witness said his evidence was correct. Mr. Toomey
wee very excited at the time, and therefore he thought the
box fell from the window.

In the comae of the evidence of the next witness, Ed-
ward Vim,. a shoemaker, it transpired that the son of
the landlord of the house, Mr. Leach, was on the ju7.
An officer in the Salvage Corps deposed that he had not
found the remains of anything suspicious in
.the

The owner of the krope;ty. Mr. Obeli, by whom
it was sub-let to Mr. h, was then examined. He
said that the latter had had notice to quit,
the notice expiring on the day of the fire. Mr.
Obeli related to the jury the account of the circumstances
of the fire given to him by Mr. and Mrs. Leach.
Mr. Thomas Leach, 21, White-street, said that he had
sub-let No. 19 in separate tenements. Mr. French occupied
a shop and two rooms. Witness did not pay Mr. Obeli the
12s. a week rent, because he had completed several repairs.
Notice to quit was then given by Mr. Obeli. Mr. French
sent it to witness.

Coroner—When did you see Mr. French after the fire?
Witness—About 4 o'clock on the Monday morning I
heard a bar &IL I got up and put on my drawers and
trousers and ran into the street. The dogs there h.rking.
The shop shutter was down and the iron bar was on the
pavement. The shop was not on fire. The window was
not broken. Some person must have taken the bar down
from the street.

Coroner—Was there anyone else in the street at that
time besides yourself'
Witness—Not a soul until Mr. French came and stood
alongside me. I could ree a light burning in the parlour.
I think it was some spirit alight. I saw the flare rising
like so much spirits, Rlli g the parlour. The fire burnt
very brisk. It appeared to come from the cupboard under
the stairs and run along the counter, and thence towards
the window of the shop, and set the sash alight.
Coroner—Did it appear as if the counter had been pre-
pared for it by some spirit'
Witness—lt ran very quick.
Coroner—Who was the first person you maw there'
Witness—Mr. French. He was out in the street. He
came half a minute after I arrived. He was completely
dressed.

Mr. Toomey—He had his neck-tie on when I saw him
looking at me out of the window.
Witness—He and when he saw the Are, " Oh, dear,"
and then be walked towards St. George's Church. The
witness then detailed at great length how on Friday last
he and Mr. French had a few words about searching and
disturbing the ruins of the burnt house.
Mrs. G. French, the wife of Mr. French, was then
examined. She was vary ill, and she said that her husband
had broken his leg three years ago. The witness then
described the burnt house. Half a hundred weight of
coals and half a sack of coke were kept in the cupboard
under the staircase. There was no oil or grease on the
counter. There were no spirits in the house.
[The inquest was proceeding when our report left.]

The speech delivered by Sir Roundel' Palmer in
the House of Commons on Friday, the gird of February,
has been published, in a pamphlet form, under the title of
"Our judicial system."

ECCLESIASTICAL LAWYEIIS.—Mr. Chadwick WAS
a lawyer, living in Barchester, who earned his bread from
ecclesiastical business. His father, and his uncle, and his
grandfather and granduncles, bad all been concerned in
the ►ff.,irs of the diocese of Barchester. His uncle bad
been bailiff to the episcopal estates, or steward as he had
been called, in Bishop Griurtly's time, and still contrived
to draw his income is some shape from the property of the
see. The nephew had also been the legal assistant of the
bishop in his latter days, and had been continued in that
position by Bishop l'roudie, not from love, but from ex-
pediency. Mr. John Chadwick was one of those gentle-
men, two or three of whom are to be seen in connexion
with every see—who seem to be hybrids—half-lay, half-
cleric. They dress like clergymen, and affect that mixture
of clerical solemnity and clerical waggishness which is
generally to be found among minor canons and vicar
chorale of a cathedral. They hve, or at least have their
offices, half in the Close and half out of it—dwelling as it
were just on the borders of holy orders. They always wear
white neck-handkerchiefs and black gloves ; and would be
altogether clerical in their appearance, were it not that as
regards the outward man they impinge somewhat on the
characteristics of the undertaker. They savour of the
church, but the savour is of the church's exterior. Any
stranger thrown into chance contact with one of them
would, from instinct, begin to talk of things ecclesiastical
without any reference to things theological or things
They are always most worthy men, much respected
in the society of the Close, and I never heard of one of
them whose life was not comfortable or whose children
were left without provision.—The Lou Chronicle of Barret,
No. 1:3.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL DEVONSHIRE-
setTARE, CITT.—The aggregate number of patients relieved
during the week ending March 2 wee—Medical, 924 ; sur-
gical, 654 ; total, 1,574 ; of which 715 were new oases.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
Imagarog.—Number of patients for the week ending
March 2,1,074, of which 285 were new cane.

MONEY MARIET.-{THIS DAY.)

Aire o'Curair.

The English funds are inquired for to-day, anti
are slightly firmer, the resignation of three of the
ministers who were opposed to the introduction of
a practicable measure of reform being regarded as
satisfactory, since it points to an apparent deter-
mination on the part of the majority of the
Cabinet to attempt a settlement of this important
question upon a liberal basis. British railway
stocks, however, are still pressed for sale, and ex-
hibit a further fall, the chief reduction being in
Great Western. In the foreign market, the mast
important movement is a fresh rise of ;, per cent.
in Chilian scrip. The other departniems of the
Stock Exchange are still neglected, and prices
generally are unchanged.
The discount market is quiet to-day, with fewer
transactions. The rate for choice three months
bills is 21to 2} per cent., showing no variation.
Advances for a few days on Consols are offered in
the Stock Exchange at 2 to 2} per cent.
Gonads are now quoted 90 15-16 to 91 1-16,
both for money and the 7th inst., and 91 1-16 to
3-16 for the April settlement.
Foreign stocks are rather quiet, but there is a
good demand for Chilian scrip, which has risen
per cent. Danubian scrip and Spanish Passive
bonds are also I better, but Turkish of 1865 have
declined}, and Russian scrip A. Turkish of 1965
are quoted 301 to 31! ; Greek, 161 to 0 • Spanish
Passive, 221 to # ; ditto Certificates, 140 to f ;
Italian of 1861, 531 to f ; Mexican, 17i to j ;
Russian Scrip, 21 to prem. ; Milian Scrip, If to
1 dis. ; and Danubian Scrip, If to 11 dis.
American securities are steady, at the closing
prices of Saturday. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted
732 to ; Erie Railway shares, 36 to ; and Illinois
Central, 76 to
Anglo-American Telegraph shares have declined
2s. 6d., viz., to 151 to g, but Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. preference are without variation,
at 2i to f.
International Financial shares are quoted 2}
to 21 dis. ; London Financial, 181 to 17} dia. ;
General Credit, 21 to 22 dia.; Credit Fonder,
51 to It dim. ; National Discount, 8 to 1 prem.,
ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to f.
The cause of the severe depreciation in the
Great Western Railway, one of the most im-
portant railway properties in the kingdom, is
not merely the decline in the dividend to the
almost nominal rate of 1 per cent. per annum.
The holders of ordinary stock have the mortifica-
tion of seeing their claims thrust more and inure
iuto the background by the ceaseless creation of
preferential securities. At the same time the
rumours circulated with regard to the general posi-
tion of this company's finances are of a nature to
increase the doubts of those who main-
tain that the unsound policy followed by
most of our railway companies, of keeping a
large unfunded debt periodically redeemable will
yet result in wide-spread embarrassments.
The following relates to the New Granada debt:

Wooers. Baring Brothers and Co. have reevived a re.
inittance of 1,502. 1 ls. 10d. from the Custoo.-house of
CArtagena on amount of New Granada disideads.—London,
March 2, 1867.
About 7,0001. in bar gold was sent into the Bank
on Saturday.
The Anglesey has arrived from 31elhorrne with
46,0001. in gold. The total amount of specie and
bullion now awaiting disposal is 752,0001., of which
580,0001. is silver and 172,000/. gold. s already
mentioned, the whole is expected to be sent abroad.

The steamer Nyanza will to-day only 17,080/.
in silver for Bombay. . . . .

An appeal petition was lodged on Friday at the
House of Lords on the part of Mr. Peek and Mr.
Oakes, two members of the Defence Association of
Overend, Gurney, and Co., against the recent de-
e'sion of Vice-Chancellor Matins. It is under-
stood that on Thursday next Mr. Oalcks case is to
be re-argued betore the Vice-Chancellor, in order
to introduce some further important evidence,
which, it is considered, will strengthen the case
when brought forward for the final decision of the
higher court.
We are requested by the Committee of Deben-
ture-holders of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway to state that the meeting advertised for
to-day (Monday) " has been called without their
knowledge or consent, and that, pending the pro-
gress of negotiations with the directors, they con•
eider it premature to call a meeting to enter into
discussions."

It appears that a provisional commitko has been
formed with a view to the reorganisation of the
Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan (Limited).
The objects sought are to carry out the liquidation
of the Bank of Hindustan by a working bank,
which it is urged will be not only the cheaper and
quicker mode of liquidation, but will also ensure
the realisation of the assets of the bank to the
greatest advantage ; to guarantee to the share-
holders immunity from calls for two years; and,
according to the programme contemplated, to
ensure to the creditors the payment of their claims
more expeditiously than could be done under
liquidation. The successful resuscitation of the
Agra Bank naturally suggests that an effort should
be made in the same sense m this case also.

The annual meeting of the Canada (Land) Com-
pany is convened for the 27th inst.
An extraordinary general meet ingof the National
Land Company (Limited) is called for the 13th
inst., to consider a resolution for going into liqui-
dation. _ _

It is notified that the transfer books of the Cen-
tral Argentine Railway Company (Limited) will be
closed from the 22nd to the 29th inst., for the
purpose of making up the guaranteed interest at 7
per cent. per annum for the six months ending
the 25th. _ _ _

—A
petition for the winding up of the London
Engineering and Iron Ship-building Company
(Limited) is to be heard before the Master of the
Itolls on the 9th inst.

Creditors of the Imes of Court Hotel Company
(Limited) are required to send the particulars of
their claims to Mr. C. L. Nichols, one of the liqui-
dators, by the 21st inst.

B.erciwar Evraiss.
Consols, which dosed yesterday at 91 to 3
both for money and next Thursday's settlement,
opened this morning at the same quotation,
and closed at 903 to 91. For the April settlement
the last price was 91 to I. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 91, 901 ; •ditto, for account, 91 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced 89!, 83, ex div. ; New Three
per Cents., 893 81, ex div. • Annuities, 1885,
12e, ex div. ; hank Stock, 254: India Stock,
' 216 • ditto Five per Cents., 1071 ; ditto Four
per Cents., 92k, ex div.
Indian government securities were luiet, but
steady.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 7s.
to 12a. prem. and the June, 12s. to 17s. prem.
In the market for foreign securities there was a
fall of per cent. in Portuguese, upon a rumour
that a new loan will soon be brought forward.
Italian of 1861 declined 1. ; and Danubian scrip,
I. Chili= scrip, however, was again inquired
for, and left off at a fresh rise of it. Greek like-
wise improved ; and Russian scrip,

MINES-(THI8 DAY.)

Oxs o'Csooz.

There is • good amount of business to-day in
British mining shares, and prices show firmness.
Some of the present quotations are as follows
West Chiverton, 60 to 62 ; Chiverton Moor 71 to
; Prince of Wales, Ns. to 575. 6d. ;• West Drake-
walls, Bs. to 10s.: North Croft,. to 3 ; Great
Vor, 174 to 18 ; East Lovell, 101 to; ; and Great
Retallack, 3tl to